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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., Senior United States District Judge This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. # 18]. Plaintiff United States of America (“the Government”) argues that Claimant Michael Anthony Shontia Howze cannot controvert its case nor carry his burden of showing that he is an innocent owner of the defendant currency (Mem. in Supp. o

WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to decide whether the district court abused its discretion when it permitted the government to dismiss its complaint for forfeiture without prejudice and whether the dismissal entitled the claimants to attorney's fees under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, see

MEMORANDUM JAMES K BREDAR, District Judge. Pending before the Court is the Government’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of Claimant Samantha Banks’s standing to challenge the forfeiture of the Defendant currency. (ECF Nos. 34, 38.) The Court has considered it, Claimant’s response (ECF No. 43), and the reply (ECF No. 48). No hearing is necessary. Local Rule 105.6 (D.Md.2014). The motion

508 F.Supp.2d 1036 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $52,000.00, MORE OR LESS, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. CV No. 06-0366-KD-M. United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division. June 5, 2007. *1037 Alex F. Lankford, IV, U.S. Attorney's Office, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff. John W. Boone, Mo

LUCERO, Circuit Judge. In this civil in rem action, the United States seeks the forfeiture of $148,840 in United States currency discovered in the trunk of a rental car driven by claimant David Austin after Austin was stopped by police for speeding. The government commenced the action under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), which authorizes the forfeiture of currency: (1) furnished or in

MEMORANDUM OPINION ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge. Pending before the Court is Claimant Omar Steele’s motion to dismiss, and, in the alternative, motion for a more definite statement. Because the United States has stated its claim with particularity and provided sufficient facts to support a reasonable belief that it can meet its burden at trial, the motion shall be denied.

*164 ORDER LANDYA McCAFFERTY, United States Magistrate Judge. This is a forfeiture action in rem, brought by the United States of America, under Rule G of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions. Specifically, the United States seeks the forfeiture of $10,648 in United States currency

BEEZER, Circuit Judge: Roy Bruno (“Bruno”) and Miguel Camacho (“Camacho”) (collectively, “Claimants”) appeal the magistrate judge’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the government in its civil forfeiture action against $493,850 in U.S. currency and one 1993 Ford F-350 truck. We affirm. I On June 3, 2003, Officer Jo

IN THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION TWO IN RE $15,379 IN U.S. CURRENCY No. 2 CA-CV 2015-0166 Filed October 18, 2016 Appeal from the Superior Court in Pinal County Nos. CV201301603 and CV201301728 (Consolidated) The Honorable Jason R. Holmberg, Judge AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY RICHARD MILLS, District Judge. On March 27, 2000, an Ohio State trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike. Claimant-Appellant Terrance Foxworth was driving. The trooper detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the interior of the vehicle. When the trooper inquired, the vehicle’s passenger surrendered a small amount of marijuana from his pocket

MILLER, Justice:1 This case involves a civil forfeiture proceeding which was instituted against the appellants, Alejandro Palmero and Minerva Rivera, pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (WVCFA), W.Va. Code, 60A-7-701 et seq. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on August 3, 1993, Alejandro Palmero was driving his 1989 Mazda on the West Virginia Turnpike in r

Opinion by Judge FLETCHER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge RYMER. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: The Faheemi brothers — Adbul Aziz Fahee-mi and Abdul Majeed Faheemi — appeal a summary judgment in the Government’s favor. The district court forfeited to the government funds seized from Abdul Aziz as he was boarding an airplane for a flight to the United Arab Emirates. We reverse and remand.

DECISION AND ORDER JONATHAN W. FELDMAN, United States Magistrate Judge. Preliminary Statement Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), the Government commenced this action in rem for the forfeiture of the sum of $60,020.00 in United States Currency seized from Claimant Joel Luke on January 12, 2008 at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The Court conducted a bench tr

591 F.Supp.2d 365 (2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $1,399,313.74 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Formerly on Deposit in Account Number 3844, in the Name of Ivan Mejia Cabal and Carlos Fernando Mejia Cabal, Held at HSBC Bank USA, New York, Defendant in rem. No. 08 Civ.1993 (SAS). United States District Court, S.D. New York. June 30, 2008.

781 F.Supp. 462 (1991) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $80,760.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. Civ. A. No. 4-91-228-K. United States District Court. N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division. December 16, 1991. William J. Andersen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff. Charles F. Alario, Brooklyn, N.Y., for defendant. MEMORANDUM OPI

MEMORANDUM OPINION BIGGERS, District Judge. This cause was taken under advisement following a bench trial. The court has duly considered oral argument, testimony, exhibits, and the parties’ post-trial memoran-da and is ready to render a decision in accordance with Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. I. Introduction The government brought this civil forfeitu

OPINION LEE GABRIEL, Justice. Appellant Brendan Scott Roberts appeals the seizure of his property pursuant to chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. arts. 59.01-.14 (Vernon Supp.2010). In four points, Roberts challenges the validity and constitutionality of the seizure and the factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the trial court’s conclusion that

Opinion of the Court by DUFFY, J. Interested person-appellant Matsuji Shi-mabuku appeals from the judgment of the first circuit court, the Honorable Michael A. Town presiding, in favor of petitioner-appel-lee Peter B. Carlisle (petitioner). Specifically, Shimabuku appeals from the circuit court’s final judgment, filed on August 9, 2000, granting the Verified Petition for Forfeiture (Petition) and ordering fo

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge. This is an in rem action, brought by the United States for forfeiture of money owned, at least in part, by James “Whitey” Bulger. The United States seeks forfeiture of approximately $200,000 that it claims was derived from Whitey Bulger's illegal extortion, racketeering, and money laundering activities. Whitey Bulger, a fugitive since Ja

RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge. The government appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the claimant in this civil forfeiture action brought under 21 U.S.C. § 881. The district court found that the government had failed to establish probable cause to believe that the currency seized from the claimant was substantially connected to illegal drugs. We reverse and