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LAURA E DUFFY
Uni t ed St at es At t or ney
ANDREWR. HADEN
Assi st ant U. S. At t or ney
Cal i f or ni a Bar No. : 258436
Of f i ce of t he U. S. At t or ney
880 Fr ont St r eet , Room6293
San Di ego, CA 92101

At t or neys f or t he Uni t ed St at es


UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I N RE THE SEARCH OF:

Ar es Ar mor , 206/ 208 N. Fr eeman
St . , Oceansi de; Ar es Ar mor ,
416 Nat i onal Ci t y Bl vd. ; Ar es
Ar mor War ehouse, 180 Roymar
St . D; and 2420 I ndust r y,
Oceansi de, CA.

LYCURGAN, I NC. d/ b/ a ARES
ARMOR,
Pet i t i oner ,

v.

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FI REARMS AND
EXPLOSI VES,
Respondent ,
Case No. : 14- CV- 1424- J LS

Date: July 31, 2014
Ti me: 1: 30 p. m.


UNITED STATES RESPONSE IN
OPPOSITION TO PETIONERS MOTION TO
UNSEAL SEARCH WARRANT DOCUMENTS:


COMES NOWt he r espondent , t he UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA, by and
t hr ough i t s counsel , LAURA E. DUFFY, Uni t ed St at es At t or ney, and
Andr ew R. Haden, Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney, and her eby
r esponds t o Pet i t i oner s above- capt i oned mot i ons. Thi s r esponse
and opposi t i on i s based upon t he f i l es and r ecor ds of t he case
t oget her wi t h t he at t ached st at ement of f act s, exhi bi t s, seal ed
exhi bi t s submi t t ed ex par t e, decl ar at i on f r om Bur eau of Al cohol
Tobacco Fi r ear ms and Expl osi ves ( ATF) Speci al Agent Gor don
Geer des, and t he memor andumof poi nt s and aut hor i t i es.
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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On Mar ch 14, 2014, a sear ch war r ant was si gned by Uni t ed
St at es Magi st r at e J udge Ber nar d G. Skomal . See Pet.s Motion ( Doc.
1- 2) at 43- 71. The sear ch war r ant was suppor t ed by an af f i davi t
si gned by an ATF Speci al Agent . Gov. Exh. 1 ( submi t t ed ex par t e
under seal )
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. The f i nal page of t he af f i davi t i ncl uded a r equest
f or seal i ng t he appl i cat i on and war r ant . I d. One of t he r easons
pr of f er ed t o j ust i f y t he seal i ng or der was t hat i t ems wer e goi ng t o
be sei zed t hat wer e r el evant t o an ongoi ng i nvest i gat i on i nt o
cr i mi nal act i vi t y. I d.
Magi st r at e J udge Skomal concl uded t hat t her e was suf f i ci ent
pr obabl e cause, si gned t he war r ant , and gr ant ed t he mot i on t o seal .
See Gov. Exh 2. The war r ant aut hor i zed t he sear ch of f our separ at e
l ocat i ons t hat wer e al l r el at ed t o Ar es Ar mor . Gov. Exh. 1.
The sear ch war r ant was execut ed on Mar ch 15, 2014. On Mar ch
27, 2014, t he owner of Ar es Ar mor ( Di mi t r i Kar r as) was sent a
Not i ce of Sei zur e and Admi ni st r at i ve For f ei t ur e Pr oceedi ng.
Pet.s Motion ( Doc. 1- 2) at 73. That document i ndi cat es t hat ATF
had sei zed and was seeki ng t o f or f ei t 5, 804 Unknown Manuf act ur er
AR Type Recei ver / Fr ame. ( her ei naf t er r ef er r ed t o as t he
f i r ear ms) I d. That document al so i ndi cat es t hat t he f i r ear ms
di d not possess t he l egal l y r equi r ed ser i al number s. I d.

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Gi ven t he sensi t i ve nat ur e of di scussi ng an ongoi ng cr i mi nal
i nvest i gat i on, t he f act s ci t ed bel ow ar e i nt ent i onal l y t r uncat ed.

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Because t he sear ch war r ant af f i davi t r emai ns seal ed and
shoul d r emai n seal ed based on t he ongoi ng cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on
t he sear ch war r ant and ot her suppor t i ng exhi bi t s wi l l be pr ovi ded
t o t he cour t ex par t e under seal .
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Ar es Ar mor cont est ed t he f or f ei t ur e of t he f i r ear ms. On J ul y
3, 2014, ATF sent a l et t er t o Di mi t r i Kar r as i ndi cat i ng t hat t he
Depar t ment of J ust i ce was no l onger pur sui ng f or f ei t ur e of t he
f i r ear ms; but t hat i t di d i nt end t o r et ai n t he sei zed pr oper t y
evi dence i n an ongoi ng cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on. Gov. Exh. 3.
A cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on r el at ed t o t he f i r ear ms sei zed f r om
Ar es Ar mor i s act i ve and ongoi ng. Gov. Exh. 4; see al so Gov. Exh. 1
22- 24.
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ARGUMENT
Pet i t i oner has moved t o unseal t he af f i davi t suppor t i ng t he
sear ch war r ant because: ( 1) Pet i t i oner needs t o exami ne t he sear ch
war r ant document s t o chal l enge t he Gover nment s f or f ei t ur e
pr oceedi ng; ( 2) unseal i ng t he sear ch war r ant document s woul d al l ow
non- par t y Tyl er Hughes t o eval uat e possi bl e post - convi ct i on
r el i ef ; ( 3) unseal i ng t he sear ch war r ant wi l l hel p cur b
Gover nment al Mi sconduct ; ( 4) Pet i t i oner bel i eves t her e was no
compel l i ng gover nment i nt er est t o seal t he sear ch war r ant
document s; ( 5) Pet i t i oner bel i eves t hat seal i ng t he sear ch war r ant
document was not t he l east r est r i ct i ve means; ( 6) t he cont i nued
seal i ng of t he sear ch war r ant document s i s unr easonabl e.
For t he r easons expl ai ned bel ow, each cl ai ml acks mer i t .
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1. Petioners Motion Should Be Denied Because ATF Is Not Pursuing
Forfeiture At This Time
Pet i t i oner s pr i mar y cont ent i on i s t hat t he sear ch war r ant
af f i davi t must be unseal ed t o enabl e t hem t o ef f ect i vel y cont est a
ci vi l f or f ei t ur e pr oceedi ng. Pet.s Motion at 6- 7.
Pet i t i oner f i l ed t he i nst ant mot i on on J une 11, 2014. I d. On
J ul y 3, 2014, ATF i nf or med Pet i t i oner :

The Uni t ed St at es Depar t ment of J ust i ce wi l l not pur sue t he
ci vi l f or f ei t ur e of t he asset descr i bed above. However , t he
Uni t ed St at es Depar t ment of J ust i ce wi l l r et ai n t he sei zed
pr oper t y as evi dence i n i t s ongoi ng cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on.
Gov. Exh. 3. Because t her e i s no ci vi l f or f ei t ur e cur r ent l y
pendi ng, Pet i t i oner s r equest t o unseal t he af f i davi t t o cont est
f or f ei t ur e i s moot .
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As such, Pet i t i oner s mot i on shoul d be
deni ed.
Mor eover , because t he cur r ent cl ai m was f i l ed as a ci vi l
mot i on, r el at ed t o a ci vi l f or f ei t ur e, t he Cour t s ent i r e anal ysi s
can and shoul d st op t her e. To t he ext ent , however , t hat
i nf or mat i on about t he ot her cl ai ms woul d be hel pf ul t o t he Cour t s
per cept i on of t he i ssues pr esent ed; t he Uni t ed St at es wi l l br i ef l y
addr ess t he ot her cl ai ms bel ow.

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As t hi s Cour t i s awar e, ci vi l f or f ei t ur e pr oceedi ngs and
cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i ons ar e separ at e and uni que. The st at ut or y
r equi r ement s and t i me pr escr i pt i ons ( under Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es
Code, Sect i on 983, et . seq, commonl y known as par t of t he Ci vi l
Asset For f ei t ur e Ref or m Act of 2001) r egar di ng ci vi l f or f ei t ur e do
not appl y t o a Cour t s det er mi nat i on of pr oper t y bei ng hel d as
evi dence and whet her an i t em i s r el evant t o an ongoi ng cr i mi nal
i nvest i gat i on. The Feder al Rul es of Cr i mi nal Pr ocedur e pr ovi de
separ at e and uni que r emedi es t o par t i es seeki ng t he r et ur n of
pr oper t y sei zed pur suant t o a cr i mi nal sear ch war r ant . To dat e,
Pet i t i oner has not pur sued such r emedi es.
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2. Petitioners Motion Should Be Denied Because Non-Party Tyler
Hughes Is Not Properly Before This Court
Pet i t i oner s second cont ent i on i s t hat t he sear ch war r ant
af f i davi t shoul d be unseal ed because non- par t y Tyl er Hughes may
want t o eval uat e post - convi ct i on r el i ef i n t he Cal i f or ni a cour t s.
Pet.s Motion at 7- 8. Not i ceabl y absent f r om Pet i t i oner s mot i on,
however , i s any sor t of endor sement by anyone named Tyl er Hughes.
I d. I t shoul d not be assumed t hat anyone named Tyl er Hughes i s
even awar e t hat Pet i t i oner i s at t empt i ng t o make l egal cl ai ms on
hi s behal f .
I n t he Ni nt h Ci r cui t , Pet i t i oner does not have st andi ng t o
asser t t he const i t ut i onal r i ght s of t hi r d par t i es who may, or may
not , wi sh t o have t hem pur sued. Out door Medi a Gr oup, I nc. v. Ci t y
of Beaumont , 464 Fed. Appx. 611, 613 ( 9t h Ci r . 2011) ( unpubl i shed) .
Accor di ngl y, Pet i t i oner s mot i on shoul d be deni ed on t hese
addi t i onal gr ounds.

3. Petitioners Motion Should Be Denied Because There Was
Sufficient Probable Cause to Support the Search Warrant and
Because There is an Ongoing Criminal Investigation
Pet i t i oner al so cl ai ms t hat t he sear ch war r ant af f i davi t
shoul d be unseal ed i n or der t o cur b gover nment al mi sconduct
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The decl ar at i on of Di mi t r i Kar r as i ncl uded an al l egat i on of
l oot i ng and vandal i sm agai nst ATF because some pl ast i c st or age
bi ns owned by Ar es Ar mor had been t aken dur i ng t he execut i on of t he
sear ch war r ant . Pet . s Mot i on ( Doc. 1- 2) at 4 12.
Upon r evi ew of t hi s accusat i on, ATF r eal i zed t hat t hey wer e
i ndeed i n possessi on of t he pl ast i c st or age bi ns and a f ew ot her
i t ems t hat had not been l i st ed on t he sei zed pr oper t y i nvent or y.
The st or age bi ns had been t aken t o expedi t e t he sear ch i n an
at t empt t o avoi d t he gr owi ng host i l i t y out si de t he Ar es Ar mor st or e
f r ont s. Less t han 24 hour s af t er bei ng made awar e of t he
accusat i on, ATF Speci al Agent Gor don Geer des coor di nat ed t he r et ur n
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because t her e i s no compel l i ng gover nment al i nt er est i n seal i ng t he
sear ch war r ant s. Pet.s Motion at 8- 14.
I n suppor t of t hei r cont ent i ons wi t hout t he ai d of what i s
cont ai ned i n t he sear ch war r ant af f i davi t Pet i t i oner r epeat edl y
i nvokes t he gener al i zed pr ot ect i ons of t he Four t h Amendment , cl ai ms
t hat suf f i ci ent pr obabl e cause di d not exi st t o j ust i f y t he sear ch,
and pr ovi des a l i t any of post - i ndi ct ment cr i mi nal case l aw f r om
var i ous j ur i sdi ct i ons t hat woul d i mpl y a need t o unseal t he
af f i davi t . I d. Pet i t i oner has not gi ven suf f i ci ent def er ence t o
t he pr ocedur al post ur e of t hi s case. Al l of t he cl ai ms l ack mer i t .
The Four t h Amendment t o t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on gover ns
al l sear ches and sei zur es. The Four t h Amendment cont ai ns t wo
separ at e cl auses, t he second of whi ch r equi r es t hat pr obabl e cause
must suppor t each war r ant i ssued.
To sat i sf y t he war r ant r equi r ement , an i mpar t i al j udi ci al
of f i cer must assess whet her l aw enf or cement has pr obabl e cause t o
conduct a sear ch, or sei ze evi dence, i nst r ument al i t i es, f r ui t s of a
cr i me, or cont r aband, because:
The poi nt of t he Four t h Amendment i s not t hat i t deni es l aw
enf or cement t he suppor t of t he usual i nf er ences whi ch
r easonabl e men dr aw f r omevi dence. I t s pr ot ect i on consi st s i n
r equi r i ng t hose i nf er ences t o be dr awn by a neut r al and
det ached magi st r at e i nst ead of bei ng j udged by t he of f i cer
engaged i n t he of t en compet i t i ve ent er pr i se of f er r et i ng out
cr i me.

of t hose i t ems t o Di mi t r i Kar r as. Gov. Exh. 5. ATF has al ways
at t empt ed t o r et ur n i t ems sei zed f r om Ar es Ar mor as soon as
possi bl e, whi ch has pr evi ousl y i ncl uded del i ver i ng t he i t ems t o
Ar es Ar mor s f or mer at t or ney i n Long Beach, Cal i f or ni a. I d.
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J ohnson v. Uni t ed St at es, 333 U. S. 10, 13- 14 ( 1948) . I n assessi ng
pr obabl e cause, t he magi st r at e must consi der t he f act s and
ci r cumst ances pr esent ed i n t he suppor t i ng af f i davi t i n a pr act i cal ,
common- sense manner , see e. g. Uni t ed St at es v. Mayer , 560 F. 3d 948,
958 ( 9t h Ci r . 2009) , and must f i nd t hat t her e i s a f ai r pr obabi l i t y
t hat cont r aband or evi dence of a cr i me wi l l be f ound i n a
par t i cul ar pl ace. Uni t ed St at es v. J ennen, 596 F. 3d 594, 598 ( 9t h
Ci r . 2010) .
A magi st r at e s deci si on t o i ssue a war r ant must be r evi ewed
wi t h gr eat def er ence, and a r evi ewi ng cour t must exami ne onl y
whet her t he magi st r at e had a subst ant i al basi s f or concl udi ng t he
pr obabl e cause exi st ed. I d.
Ret ur ni ng t o t he i nst ant case i f i t i s bel i eved t hat t her e
i s st i l l a vi abl e di sput e, not wi t hst andi ng t he l ack of a pendi ng
f or f ei t ur e pr oceedi ng t hi s Cour t can empl oy t he br oad di scr et i on
of t he t r i al j udge t o conduct an i n camer a r evi ew of t he
af f i davi t . Cent er f or Aut o Saf et y v. E. P. A. , 731 F. 2d 16, 20 ( D. C.
Ci r . 1984) ( speci f i cal l y r el at ed t o F. O. I . A. r equest s but seemi ngl y
appl i cabl e t o t he i nst ant scenar i o as wel l ) .
Upon r evi ew, t hi s Cour t wi l l see t hat t he af f i davi t pr esent ed
t o Magi st r at e J udge Skomal est abl i shed a f ai r pr obabi l i t y t hat
evi dence of a cr i me woul d be f ound at one, i f not al l , of t he Ar es
Ar mor st or e l ocat i ons. Gov. Exh. 1. Mor eover , t hat deci si on was
suppor t ed by t he r equi r ed subst ant i al basi s t hat pr obabl e cause
exi st ed. See J ennen, 596 F. 3d at 598. I ndeed, Magi st r at e J udge
Skomal was not t he f i r st magi st r at e t o make a det er mi nat i on t hat
t he i nf or mat i on r egar di ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on needed t o be seal ed.
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Gov. Exh. 4; see al so Gov. Exh. 1 22- 24. As such, Pet i t i oner s
asser t i on t hat pr obabl e cause di d not exi st i s wi t hout mer i t .
I n r egar ds t o whet her t he af f i davi t shoul d r emai n seal ed,
Pet i t i oner cont ends t hat keepi ng sear ch war r ant s and t hei r
suppor t i ng document s open t o t he publ i c i s vi t al and t hat t her e
was no compel l i ng gover nment i nt er est t o seal t he sear ch war r ant .
Pet.s Motion at 8- 9. Pet i t i oner i s mi st aken on bot h f r ont s.
The Ni nt h Ci r cui t has r epeat edl y hel d t hat war r ant mat er i al s
have not hi st or i cal l y been accessi bl e t o t he publ i c dur i ng t he
early stages of cr i mi nal pr oceedi ngs. Uni t ed St at es v. Busi ness
of Cust er Bat t l ef i el d Museum and St or e Locat ed at I nt er st at e 90,
Exi t 514, Sout h of Bi l l i ngs, Mont . , 658 F. 3d 1188, 1193 ( 9t h Ci r .
2011) ; ci t i ng Ti mes Mi r r or Co. v. Uni t ed St at es, 873 F. 2d 1210,
1213- 14 ( 9t h Ci r . 1989) .
Thi s posi t i on has been mai nt ai ned because war r ant appl i cat i on
pr oceedi ngs ar e hi ghl y secr et i n nat ur e and have hi st or i cal l y been
cl osed t o t he pr ess and publ i c. Uni t ed St at es v. Wel l s Far go Bank
Account Number 7986104185, 643 F. Supp. 2d 577, 58384
( S. D. N. Y. 2009) ; see al so Bal t i mor e Sun Co. v. Goet z, 886 F. 2d 60,
62 ( 4t h Ci r . 1989) , ( [ P] r oceedi ngs f or sear ch war r ant s ar e not open
t o t he publ i c. ) ; I n r e Sear ch War r ant f or Secr et ar i al Ar ea Out si de
Of f i ce of Gunn, 855 F. 2d 569, 57576 ( 8t h Ci r . 1988)
( [ H] i st or i cal l y t he pr ocess of i ssui ng sear ch war r ant s i nvol ves an
ex par t e appl i cat i on by t he gover nment and i n camer a consi der at i on
by t he j udge or magi st r at e. Mor eover , t he ver y obj ect i ve of t he
sear ch war r ant pr ocess, t he sei zur e of evi dence of cr i me, woul d be
f r ust r at ed i f conduct ed openl y. ) .
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I n di scussi ng t he i mpact di scl osur e woul d have on an ongoi ng
cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on, t he Ni nt h Ci r cui t has expl ai ned:

Fi r st , and most obvi ousl y, i f t he war r ant pr oceedi ng i t sel f
wer e open t o t he publ i c, t her e woul d be t he obvi ous r i sk t hat
t he subj ect of t he sear ch war r ant woul d l ear n of i t s exi st ence
and dest r oy evi dence of cr i mi nal act i vi t y bef or e t he war r ant
coul d be execut ed. Addi t i onal l y, i f t he pr oceedi ng r emai ned
cl osed but t he suppor t i ng af f i davi t s wer e made publ i c when t he
i nvest i gat i on was st i l l ongoi ng, per sons i dent i f i ed as bei ng
under suspi ci on of cr i mi nal act i vi t y mi ght dest r oy evi dence,
coor di nat e t hei r st or i es bef or e t est i f yi ng, or even f l ee t he
j ur i sdi ct i on.
Ti mes Mi r r or , 873 F. 2d at 1215.
I n t hi s case, t her e i s an ongoi ng cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on t hat
i s st i l l i n t he ear l y st age of i t s pr oceedi ngs. Gov. Exh. 4. To
dat e, an i ndi ct ment has not been sought or obt ai ned. I d.
Unseal i ng t he af f i davi t at t hi s t i me woul d: al er t t he t ar get s ( i n
t hi s di st r i ct and ot her s) of t he i nvest i gat i on; r eveal t he
i nvest i gat i ve st r at egy or under cover oper at i ons t hat have t aken
pl ace; expose t he pot ent i al cr i mi nal char ges bei ng pur sued; cause
t he pot ent i al dest r uct i on of evi dence; cr eat e t he abi l i t y t o
coor di nat e st or i es bef or e t est i f yi ng; or even cause f l i ght .
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Exh. 1. Gi ven t he dept h of t he var i ous concer ns, r edact i ng t he
af f i davi t woul d not be hel pf ul .
I n sum, unseal i ng t he af f i davi t at t hi s t i me coul d under mi ne
t he pur sui t of j ust i ce. Ti mes Mi r r or , 873 F. 2d at 1215. As such,

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I t al so has t he pot ent i al t o put agent s i n unnecessar y
per sonal j eopar dy. Ar es Ar mor pr evi ousl y ut i l i zed a phot ogr aph
t aken of one of t he agent s at t he sear ch war r ant and t ur ned i t i nt o
a l i f e- si zed cut out t hat was di spl ayed i n t he Ar es Ar mor st or e.
The Uni t ed St at es woul d al so concur wi t h Mr . Kar r as t hat execut i on
of t he sear ch war r ant caused a si gni f i cant r eact i on on t he
i nt er net . See Pet . s Mot i on ( Doc. 1- 2) at 4 11.

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consi st ent wi t h t he Ni nt h Ci r cui t s r ecogni t i on t hat sear ch war r ant
appl i cat i ons ar e f r equent l y not unseal ed unt i l post - i ndi ct ment
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For t he above st at ed r easons, t he Uni t ed St at es r espect f ul l y
r equest s t hat Pet i t i oner s mot i on be deni ed.

DATED: J ul y 10, 2014 Respect f ul l y submi t t ed,

LAURA E. DUFFY
Uni t ed St at es At t or ney

/ s/ Andrew Haden
Andr ew R. Haden
Assi st ant Uni t ed St at es At t or ney


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I f or when an i ndi ct ment i s r et ur ned, t he necessi t y of seal i ng
t he af f i davi t wi l l gi ve way t o di scover y r equi r ement s. Busi ness of
Cust er Bat t l ef i el d Museum, 658 F. 3d at 1193- 1194; quot i ng Wel l s
Far go, 643 F. Supp. 2d at 581. The compel l i ng i nt er est s under l yi ng
t he seal i ng or der may al so gi ve way i f a deci si on t o not
pr osecut e i s made and t he i nvest i gat i on i s deemed t o have ended.
Busi ness of Cust er Bat t l ef i el d Museum, 658 F. 3d at 1192. At t hi s
t i me, nei t her si t uat i on exi st s. See Gov. Exh. 4.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I N RE THE SEARCH OF:

Ar es Ar mor , 206/ 208 N. Fr eeman
St . , Oceansi de; Ar es Ar mor ,
416 Nat i onal Ci t y Bl vd. ; Ar es
Ar mor War ehouse, 180 Roymar
St . D; and 2420 I ndust r y,
Oceansi de, CA.

LYCURGAN, I NC. d/ b/ a ARES
ARMOR,


Pet i t i oner ,

v.

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FI REARMS AND
EXPLOSI VES,


Respondent ,
Case No. : 14- CV- 1424- J LS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE


I T I S HEREBY CERTI FI ED THAT:

I , ANDREW HADEN, am a ci t i zen of t he Uni t ed St at es and am at
l east ei ght een year s of age. My busi ness addr ess i s 880 Fr ont
St r eet , Room6293, San Di ego, Cal i f or ni a 92101- 8893.

I am not a par t y t o t he above- ent i t l ed act i on. I have caused
ser vi ce of Uni t ed St at es UNI TED STATES RESPONSE I N OPPOSI TI ON TO
PETI ONER S MOTI ON TO UNSEAL SEARCH WARRANT DOCUMENTS t oget her
wi t h memor andum of poi nt s and aut hor i t i es on t he f ol l owi ng par t i es
by el ect r oni cal l y f i l i ng t he f or egoi ng wi t h t he Cl er k of t he
Di st r i ct Cour t usi ng i t s ECF Syst em, whi ch el ect r oni cal l y not i f i es
t hem.
Scot t McMi l l an, Esq.

I decl ar e under penal t y of per j ur y t hat t he f or egoi ng i s t r ue
and cor r ect .

Execut ed on J ul y 10, 2014.

s/ Andr ew Haden
ANDREWR. HADEN
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