Arkansas, State of v. $185,300 in US Currency
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION STATE OF ARKANSAS PLAINTIFF
v. CASE NO. 4:22-CV-00176-BSM $185,300 IN U.S. CURRENCY DEFENDANT
MAURICE OOFT and CLAIMANTS/THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS BEATRICE LUCIN
Vv. PAUL MEEKS THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT ORDER The State of Arkansas’s motion for voluntary dismissal [Doc. No. 18] is granted, and its in rem forfeiture action is dismissed without prejudice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). The cross-claim of Maurice Ooft and Beatrice Lucin against Paul Meeks will proceed independently. See Id. The State is authorized to deposit the $185,300 seized from the vehicle in which Ooft and Lucin were traveling into the registry of the court because the remaining cross-claim involves a dispute over the money. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 67; Alstom Caribe, Inc. v. Reintjes Co., 484 F.3d 106, 113 (1st Cir. 2007). The clerk is directed to terminate the State of Arkansas and $185,300 in U.S. Currency as parties to this lawsuit. IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of October, 2022.
Raion ZB A 99a UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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