Judge Orders Transfer of $10,506 to Treasury in DIESELSellerz Environmental Penalty Case

The order represents the latest development in Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment's lawsuit against Diesel Power Gear LLC and other defendants in a case that began in 2017. The funds consist of $9,344.35 that the plaintiff deposited into the court's registry in February 2026, plus an additional $1,162 that was already being held by the court from the defendants' previous payments.

Judge Shelby directed the court clerk to transfer the full amount to the U.S. Department of Justice's Nationwide Central Intake Facility in St. Louis, with specific instructions to credit the funds to Consolidated Debt Collection System account number 2020A55324. The transfer follows the court's March 9 authorization of the plaintiff's motion to deposit the additional funds.

The parties reached agreement on the transfer through email communications that included the court, according to the order. Judge Shelby noted that 'the parties agreed for the court to transfer the total remaining $10,506.35 to the U.S. treasury to be applied toward Defendants' outstanding civil penalty.'

The case has been pending since 2017, when Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment filed suit against defendants including Diesel Power Gear LLC and others operating under the DIESELSellerz.com brand. The environmental group has been pursuing civil penalties against the defendants, though the specific nature of the underlying environmental violations was not detailed in Tuesday's brief order.

The structured payment arrangement suggests the defendants may be making installment payments toward a larger civil penalty assessment. The use of the court's registry as an intermediary indicates ongoing judicial oversight of the penalty collection process, which is common in environmental enforcement cases where substantial fines are involved.

The transfer to the Department of Justice's centralized debt collection system reflects the federal government's role in collecting civil penalties in environmental cases, even when brought by private plaintiffs. The specific CDCS account number indicates this is part of an established collection process for these particular defendants.

The case continues under the supervision of Judge Shelby and Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead. The brief nature of Tuesday's order suggests this may be one of multiple installment transfers as the defendants work to satisfy their outstanding civil penalty obligations to the federal government.