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Pinellas County

Florida

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Case Information

Filed 2023-10-09
Type Forfeiture
Docket 30 entries

Parties

Plaintiff City Of St Petersburg Police Department
Defendant Matthews, Stafford
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Judge

Hon. Crane Shawn

Pinellas County (FL)

Florida

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Docket Entries

  1. CIVIL COVER SHEET - NON REPORTING Doc # 1
  2. CORRESPONDENCE TO COURT RE Doc # 26 PROPOSED ORDER RECD BY COURT AUG 13 2024
  3. CASE REOPENED
  4. CORRESPONDENCE Doc # 25
  5. ORDER DENYING Doc # 24 MOTN TO APPOINT COUNSEL AND DENYING CLAIMANT'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH ATTACHMENTS
  6. REOPEN - CLOSED
  7. CORRESPONDENCE TO COURT RE Doc # 23 TO GET A HEARING
  8. CASE REOPENED
  9. FILED WITH CLERK Doc # 21 REQUEST FOR NOTICE OF INQUIRY WITH SEIZURE
  10. MOTION Doc # 22 TO APPOINT COUNSEL Filed by: MATTHEWS, STAFFORD
  11. FINAL JUDGMENT Doc # 19 OF FORFEITURE AND ORDER DIRECTING RELEASE OF CONTRABAND FOREITURE CASH BOND Party: MATTHEWS, STAFFORD Vol./Book 22704, Page 704, 2 pages
  12. FINAL DISPOSITION FORM Doc # 20
  13. CIVIL - CASE DISPOSED BY DEFAULT
  14. CLERK DEFAULT - ENTERED Doc # 17 WITH MOTION Party: MATTHEWS, STAFFORD
  15. AFFIDAVIT AS TO MILITARY SERVICE Doc # 18
  16. SUMMONS - SERVED Doc # 16 11172023 Party: MATTHEWS, STAFFORD
  17. CORRESPONDENCE TO COURT RE Doc # 15 FROM DEFENDANT'S MOTHER
  18. COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE Doc # 8
  19. ATTACHMENT Doc # 9 1 - NOTICE OF SEIZURE
  20. ATTACHMENT Doc # 10 2 - FORFEITURE AFFD
  21. ATTACHMENT Doc # 11 3 - EX-PARTE ORDER FINDING PROBABLE CAUSE FOR SEIZURE
  22. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE Doc # 12
  23. CONTRABAND FORFEITURE BOND Doc # 13
  24. SUMMONS - ISSUED Doc # 14 Party: MATTHEWS, STAFFORD
  25. CORRESPONDENCE TO COURT RE Doc # 3 PROPOSED ORDER
  26. MOTION Doc # 4 ON EX-PARTE APPLICATION FOR SEIZURE PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION Filed by: CITY OF ST PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
  27. ORDER Doc # 5 FINDING PROBABLE CAUSE FOR SEIZURE (EX-PARTE)
  28. MOTION Doc # 6 TO DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY OF COURT RECORDS Filed by: CITY OF ST PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
  29. ORDER GRANTING Doc # 7 MOTION TO DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY OF COURT RECORDS
  30. CIVIL COVER SHEET - NON REPORTING Doc # 1

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