United States of America v. $4,397.00 U.S. Currency

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LAREDO DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
VS.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:24-CV-00136
$4,397.00 U.S. CURRENCY, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff United States of America (“Government”) filed a Motion for Default Judgment
and Entry of Final Order of Forfeiture against $4,397.00 in United States Currency (“Defendant
Currency”) on November 10, 2025. (Dkt. 13.) The undersigned referred this matter to Magistrate
Judge Diana Song Quiroga, (Dkt. 14), who thereafter submitted her report and recommendation.
(Dkt. 15); see 28 U.S.C. § 636. In her Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge
recommends that the Court grant the Motion for Default Judgment and enter an order of forfeiture
of the seized currency. (Id. at 1, 8.) The time period to file an objection has since elapsed, and no
objections were filed.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the Court reviewed the report and
recommendation for clear error. See Cao v. BSI Fin. Servs., Inc., 858 F. App’x 156, 158 (5th Cir.
2021) (per curiam). Finding no clear error, the Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 15), is hereby
ADOPTED IN WHOLE. The Government’s Motion for Default Judgment and Entry of Final
Order of Forfeiture against $4,397.00 in United States Currency, (Dkt. 13), is hereby GRANTED.
A separate final order of forfeiture will issue.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
May 07, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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SIGNED this May 6, 2026.
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Diana Saldaña
United States District Judge
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