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NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2025 CA 000910 AX Agency Case No.: 2025-006742
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS ($48,811.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY AND ONE GUCCI BAG
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, Manatee County Sheriff's Office, on the following property in Manatee County, Florida: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS ($48,811.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY AND ONE GUCCI BAG, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on the Attorney for Petitioner, Brian A. Iten, General Counsel, Manatee County Sheriff's Office, at the address of 600 Hwy. 301 Blvd. W., Ste. 202, Bradenton, FL 34205 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: 5/27/2025
ANGELINA COLONNESO,
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(Seal) BY: Kris Gaffney
eSigned: 05/27/2025 09:16:18 AM
Deputy Clerk
May 30; June 6, 2025 25-00843M