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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · No. 5:23-cv-00393 · Doc. 13 · 2024-12-10 · Docket on CourtListener

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A notice of appearance filed December 10, 2024 as Doc. 13 in Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-00393 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, a case brought by the United States against seized and frozen funds. The defendant funds named in the caption are $168,849.42 and $299,604.40 seized from First Community Bank and $2,333,832.28 and $45,000 frozen from Ally Investment. In the notice, John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr., R. Brandon Johnson and Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Johnson, PLLC appear as counsel for claimants and interested parties Ross Bailey and R&R Delivery Service, Inc. A certificate of service states that the notice was served through CM/ECF, listing Assistant United States Attorney Fred B. Westfall, Jr. The document is two pages.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA 
AT BECKLEY 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
v.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-00393 
 
$168,849.42 SEIZED FROM FIRST COMMUNITY 
BANK, ACCOUNT NUMBER XX2781; 
$299,604.40 SEIZED FROM FIRST COMMUNITY 
BANK, ACCOUNT NUMBER XX2660; 
$2,333,832.28 FROZEN FROM ALLY INVESTMENT, 
ACCOUNT NUMBER XX-X6295-11; 
$45,000 FROZEN FROM ALLY INVESTMENT, 
ACCOUNT NUMBER XX-X6295-11, 
 
Defendants. 
 
 
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE 
 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr., R. Brandon Johnson, and 
WOOTON, DAVIS, HUSSELL & JOHNSON, PLLC, hereby appear as counsel for Claimants 
and Interested Parties, ROSS BAILEY and R&R DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., in the above-
styled matter. 
 
 
ROSS BAILEY and R&R DELIVERY 
SERVICE, INC., 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Counsel 
 
 
/s/ John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr. 
John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr. (WVSB #10571)    
R. Brandon Johnson (WVSB #5581) 
Case 5:23-cv-00393     Document 13     Filed 12/10/24     Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 46

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA 
AT BECKLEY 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
Plaintiff, 
 
v.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-00393 
 
$168,849.42 SEIZED FROM FIRST COMMUNITY 
BANK, ACCOUNT NUMBER XX2781; 
$299,604.40 SEIZED FROM FIRST COMMUNITY 
BANK, ACCOUNT NUMBER XX2660; 
$2,333,832.28 FROZEN FROM ALLY INVESTMENT, 
ACCOUNT NUMBER XX-X6295-11; 
$45,000 FROZEN FROM ALLY INVESTMENT, 
ACCOUNT NUMBER XX-X6295-11, 
 
Defendants. 
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
 
John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr., R. Brandon Johnson, and WOOTON, DAVIS, HUSSELL & 
JOHNSON, PLLC, do hereby certify that the foregoing NOTICE OF APPEARANCE was served 
upon all parties via the CM/ECF Court System, on this 10th day of December, 2024: 
 
Fred B. Westfall, Jr. 
Assistant United States Attorney 
300 Virginia Street East, Room 4000 
Charleston, West Virginia 25301 
 
 
/s/ John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
John D. (Jody) Wooton, Jr. (WVSB #10571)    
R. Brandon Johnson (WVSB #5581) 
 
 
 
 
 
WOOTON, DAVIS, HUSSELL & JOHNSON, PLLC 
 
 
Case 5:23-cv-00393     Document 13     Filed 12/10/24     Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 47

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