United States v. $44,379.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:23CV701 ) $44,379.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE This in rem forfeiture action comes before the undersigned Magistrate Judge for a recommended ruling on Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry 16), in connection with which Plaintiff has asserted “that this matter is ripe for judgment because [Claimant Markell] Davis can neither controvert [Plaintiff’s] case nor carry his…