United States First Circuit

Dismissal of government's forfeiture complaint regarding certain seized currency is vacated where a remand is required for proper application of the decisional standards established by the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2006
• Published 01/11/2006

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard L. Hoffman, Assistant Chief United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section, with whom Richard Weber, Chief, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section and H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Francisco Rebollo-Casalduc, with whom Law Offices of Francisco Rebollo-Casalduc, was on brief, for appellee.