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In a civil forfeiture case in the United States, the state is the plaintiff and a thing is the defendant—in this case, the thing is $25,180 cash that was seized by police under suspicion of being involved in illegal activity. In legal terms, it is an in rem case (against a thing) as opposed to an in personam case (against a person). Here is ...
Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins (520 F.3d 976) is a 2008 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning civil forfeiture in admiralty law. Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for a three-judge panel that ordered that the shark fins be returned to their owners, reversing a decision by the Southern District of ...
United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster (208 F. Supp. 99 – Dist. Court, D. Nevada 1962) [1] is a United States District Court for the District of Nevada civil forfeiture case between the United States and The Golden Rooster, a solid gold statue of a rooster.
The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture. Sex Crime Victim Denied $69,000 Settlement Because Cops Seized Her Abuser's Cash Through ...
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. ... County prosecutors then filed a lawsuit to forfeit their money through civil asset forfeiture, claiming the Chengs' money was connected to a ...
The Supreme Court stated the law on the matter: under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, states ordinarily may not seize real property (real estate) before providing notice and a ...
United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency; United States v. 422 Casks of Wine; United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins; United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls; United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola; United States v.
Civil forfeiture laws permit the federal and state governments to seize and often permanently keep vehicles, real estate and other property alleged to have been used to carry out or facilitate a ...