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[^1]\n\nThe mansion, located on Pamplona Street in Riverside, was seized by the DEA from Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). [^2]\n\nThe LeBarón family and other relatives of victims of the 2019 Bavispe massacre petitioned a US federal court to use seized assets belonging to Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa to pay part of their $4.6 billion settlement against the Juárez Cartel. [^3]\n\nJudge Beryl A. Howell rejected the survivors' request in a 39-page opinion memorandum issued in April 2025, concluding that the arguments presented did not carry sufficient weight to prevail. [^4]\n\nThe US government opposed the petition, arguing in court documents that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a completely distinct organization from the Juárez Cartel, which was responsible for the Bavispe massacre. [^5]\n\nOn April 12, 2026, Judge Beryl A. Howell rejected the petition, and the families have appealed the decision. [^6]\n\nThe families argued that Gutiérrez Ochoa acted as an agent of the Juárez Cartel due to the CJNG's relationship with the cartel's armed wing, La Línea. [^7]\n\nThe US government maintained that the CJNG was not involved in the Bavispe attacks and that the seized assets should not be used for the Juárez Cartel settlement. 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