10 U.S.C. § 7667 : US Code - Section 7667: Transfer of prize property to another district for sale

Search 10 U.S.C. § 7667 : US Code - Section 7667: Transfer of prize property to another district for sale

(a) In the case of any prize property ordered to be sold, if the
court believes that it will be in the interest of all parties to
have the property sold in a judicial district other than the one in
which the proceedings are pending, the court may direct the marshal
to transfer the property to the district selected by the court for
the sale, and to insure it. In such a case the court shall give the
marshal proper orders as to the time and manner of conducting the
sale.
(b) When so ordered the marshal shall transfer the property and
keep it safely. He is responsible for its sale in the same manner
as if the property were in his own district and for the deposit of
the gross proceeds with the Treasurer of the United States or
public depositary nearest to the place of sale, subject to the
order of the court for the district where the adjudication is
pending.
(c) The necessary expenses of insuring, transferring, receiving,
keeping, and selling the property are a charge upon it and upon the
proceeds. Whenever any such expense is paid in advance by the
marshal, any amount not repaid to him from the proceeds shall be
allowed to him as in the case of expenses incurred in suits in
which the United States is a party.
(d) If the Secretary of the Navy believes that it will be in the
interest of all parties to have the property sold in a judicial
district other than the one in which the proceedings are pending,
he may, either by a general regulation or by a special direction in
the cause, require the marshal to transfer the property from the
district in which the judicial proceedings are pending to any other
district for sale. In such a case proceedings shall be had as if
the transfer had been made by order of the court.