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NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2024 CA 001794 AX
FDLE Case No.: FM-18-0178
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($117,137.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY
TO ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act has been filed by Petitioner, the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, on the following property in Hillsborough County, Florida: ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($117,137.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on the Attorney for Petitioner, Audra Thomas-Eth, Esq., Regional Legal Advisor, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 4700 Terminal Drive, Ste. 1, Fort Myers, FL 33907 within 20 days after last publication of this Notice and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED: 12/16/2024
ANGELINA COLONNESO, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(Seal) BY: Deputy Clerk
December 20, 27, 2024 24-01897M