Local Rule LAdR 3: Publication

LAdR 3. Publication.

(a) Publication required by Supplemental Rule C(4) shall be made once, without further Court order, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is seized.

(b) If the property arrested is not released within fourteen (14) days after execution of process, publication hereunder shall, unless otherwise ordered, be caused by the plaintiff or intervenor to be made within twenty-one (21) days after execution of process.

(c) Such notice shall be substantially as follows, except and unless otherwise provided in actions for the enforcement of forfeitures for violation of any statute of the United States:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA Caption of Case NOTICE: The United States Marshal, Southern District of Georgia, has arrested the [(Vessel and appurtenances) (property)] in the above causes, civil and maritime for [nature of claim, i.e., contract, salvage, damage, collision, foreclosure of preferred mortgage, etc.] amounting to [$ (and nature of unliquidated items.)]. Process returnable on [month, day and year, i.e., 30 days following execution of process as measured by Rule 6(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] at the (name of Courthouse), (city), (state), and any person claiming any interest therein must appear no later than that date and file written claims, answer or other defense, in person, or by attorney, or default and condemnation will be ordered.

DATED at [city of publication], [State], [month, day and year of publication].

[Name] [Address] Attorney(s) for [(Plaintiff) (Intervenor)]

(d) Plaintiff or intervenor will cause to be furnished to the Marshal of this Court, at the time process issues in Supplemental Rule B, C, and D actions, a prepared statement of attachment and garnishment or arrest with blanks for completion of date thereof and for signature below the name and title of such Marshal, together with a self addressed envelope to plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney with sufficient postage affixed. The Marshal of this Court will promptly cause same to be completed and mailed after execution of process.

(e) Plaintiff shall effect publication, required by Supplemental Rule F(4), without further Court order, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Division where the case is pending.

(f) Whenever publication is required by Supplemental Rules C(4) and F(4), plaintiff or intervenor will cause to be filed with the Clerk, not later than the return date, sworn proof of publication by or on behalf of the publisher or the editor in charge of legal notices of the newspaper in which published, together with a copy of the proof of publication, or publication or reproduction thereof.