Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Georgia

What is "The caption of the proceedings as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture" in the following notice?

gpn12 WM2151 NOTICE OF SEIZURE FORFEITURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00 On April 16, 2015, the following personal property was seized by law enforcement officers with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force at the dead end on Jessie Drive, LaFayette, Georgia in Walker County, Georgia: One 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Extended Cab Pick-Up Truck, Vehicle Identification Number: 1GCEC19H6RE239015. The conduct giving rise to the seizure was that the property was used or intended for use to facilitate a violation of O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-30 and/or was proceeds derived or realized therefrom. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-49(n), any person claiming an interest in the property is hereby notified that you may file a claim within (30) days of the second publication of this Notice of Seizure by sending the claim by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the District Attorney and to the seizing agency at the address shown below: Patrick Doyle Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force P.O. Box 466 LaFayette, GA 30728 Elizabeth O. Evans P.O. Box 1025 114 East Patton St LaFayette, GA 30728 Any claim must be signed by the owner or interest holder under penalty of perjury and must set forth: (1)The caption of the proceedings as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture and the name of the claimant; (2)The address at which the claimant will accept mail; (3)The nature and extent of the claimant's interest in the property; (4)The date, identity of the transferor, and circumstances of the claimant's acquisition of the interest in the property; (5)The specific provision of this Code section relied on in asserting that the property is not subject to forfeiture; (6)All essential facts supporting each assertion; and (7)The precise relief sought. 5-6,13,20

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