UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
______________  DISTRICT OF TEXAS
_________________  DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,	     §	
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		Plaintiff,	                             §	  
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v.	                                                                 §	NO. [CASE NUMBER]
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[CLIENT],	                                                     §
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		Defendant.	                             §
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MOTION TO RELEASE CASH BOND

	On the --- day of -----, ----, the defendant [CLIENT], deposited the sum of [AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT] with the clerk of the court  in compliance with the conditions of release set forth in the order dated [RELEASE MONTH-DATE-YEAR].  Such deposit was a condition of the defendant's bond.  On [DISMISSAL DATE] , upon motion of the United States and for good cause the [INDICTMENT/COMPLAINT] in Cause Number [CASE NUMBER] was dismissed.

	During the period of [CLIENT HIS/HER] release, the defendant complied with all conditions of [CLIENT HIS/HER] bond.  Therefore, the defendant moves the court to enter an order directing the clerk to return the cash bond deposit to [CLIENT HIM/HER].

						Respectfully submitted,

						BY: __________________________
						Name
						State Bar No. [BAR NUMBER]
						Address
						City, State, Zip
						Telephone 
						Attorney for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

	I, ____________________, certify that on the ______ day of ______________, 20____a copy of the foregoing was hand-delivered to the United States Attorney's office at __________________________.

						___________________________________ 							Attorney for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
__________________  DISTRICT OF TEXAS
_________________ DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,	     §	
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		Plaintiff,	                             §	  
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v.	                                                                 §	NO. [CASE NUMBER]
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[CLIENT],	                                                     §
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		Defendant.	                             §
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ORDER

	CAME ON to be heard the Motion to Release Cash Bond.  It is the order of the court that the District Clerk shall return to the defendant, [CLIENT], the sum of [AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT] which was deposited with the clerk for bond in this matter.
	ENTERED THIS _____ day of [MONTH, YEAR].

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						U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE