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763 F.Supp.2d 1160 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $49,790 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. Herman Keese, Claimant. No. C 08-1654 VRW. United States District Court, N.D. California. December 22, 2010. *1161 Patricia Jean Kenney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff. David Martin

Opinion by Judge HURWITZ; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT. OPINION HURWITZ, Circuit Judge: Robert Moser prevailed against the federal government in a civil asset forfeiture action and became entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (“CAFRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)(A). The district court’s fee award was significantly less than Moser

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

MEMORANDUM OPINION MICHAEL F. URBANSKI, District Judge. This case concerns disputed claims to the ownership of $119,030.00 in United States currency seized by the government during a search following a traffic stop on Interstate 81 in western Virginia. Although the driver of the vehicle, Jonte D. Hamilton (“Hamilton”), denied any knowledge or ownership of the large volume of cash hidden in the ren

683 F.Supp.2d 335 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $39,557.00, MORE OR LESS, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. Civil Action No. 07-449. United States District Court, D. New Jersey. February 9, 2010. *336 Jafer Aftab, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Plaintiff. Wayne Powell, Powell & Baltim

784 F.Supp.2d 1109 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $107,840.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, more or less, Defendant, Errett Pusey, Claimant. No. 1:09-cv-036. United States District Court, S.D. Iowa. April 29, 2011. *1112 Maureen McGuire, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff. ORDER

MEMORANDUM ** Victor Fernandez appeals from his post-trial motion, wherein he renewed his motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), contending there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict that $70,850 was subject to forfeiture because of a drug trafficking connection and that $87,000 was subject to forfeiture for its involvement in currency reporting and bulk cash smuggling violation

MEMORANDUM ** Victor Fernandez appeals from his post-trial motion, wherein he renewed his motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), contending there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict that $70,850 was subject to forfeiture because of a drug trafficking connection and that $87,000 was subject to forfeiture for its involvement in currency reporting and bulk cash smuggling violation

433 F.Supp.2d 635 (2006) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $890,718.00 in U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. No. 1:03 CV 00263. United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina. May 25, 2006. *636 Gill P. Beck, Lynne P. Klauer, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's. Office, Greensboro, NC, for Plaintiff. FIND

805 F.Supp.2d 682 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $61,200.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, MORE OR LESS, Defendant. No. 1:09-cv-00029-JAJ-TJS. United States District Court, S.D. Iowa, Western Division. June 22, 2010. *683 Maureen McGuire, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff. ORDER JOHN

359 F.Supp.2d 504 (2005) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $4,629.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. No. CIV.A. 7:04CV00225. United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division. February 22, 2005. *505 Anthony Paul Giorno, United States Attorneys Office, Roanoke, VA, for Plaintiff. MEMORANDUM OPINI

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SPRIZZO, District Judge: The United States of America brings this forfeiture action pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) (1988) to forfeit monies that the government alleges were received through narcotics trafficking. Presently pending before the Court is the government’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted

18 F.3d 73 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.UNITED STATES CURRENCY IN the AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDREDFORTY-FIVE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS($145,139.00) and One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) inTravelers Checks, More or Less, Defendants,Joseph Efiong Etim, Claimant-Appellant. No. 965, Docket 92-6252. United States Court of Appeals,Second Circuit.</

MEMORANDUM OPINION HEARTFIELD, District Judge. The court signed the form of consent judgment accompanying plaintiff’s unopposed motion for entry of consent judgment [17] on January 23,1996.1 Although it contemplated dividing the $109,445.00 at issue in this case equally between the parties, this consent judgment [22] actually decreed that the United States and Ghanbar-

24-1908-cr United States v. Phillips UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2024 (Argued: April 2, 2025 Decided: September 3, 2025) Docket No. 24-1908-cr UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1839 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. IAN FREEMAN, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE [Hon. Joseph N. Laplante, U.S. District Judge] Before

795 F.Supp. 540 (1992) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. U.S. CURRENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,807, MORE OR LESS, etc., Defendant. No. CV-90-4026. United States District Court, E.D. New York. March 20, 1992. On Motion For Reconsideration June 12, 1992. *541 Andrew J. Maloney, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, N.

Case: 22-30238 Document: 00517011843 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/22/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED December 22, 2023

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 20-1042, 20-1095 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. DONNA L. SACCOCCIA; VINCENT HURLEY, Defendants, Appellants. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND [Hon. William E. Smith, U.S. District Judge

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________ Nos. 19-3679 & 19-3774 _____________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STAMATIOS KOUSISIS, a/k/a Tom Kousisis, Appellant in No. 19-3679 UNIT