United States Third Circuit

To establish probable cause to commence forfeiture proceedings under 21 USC 881(a)(6), the government must have evidence to infer that claimants were involved in a drug exchange at or around the time of instituting forfeiture proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/15/2001
• Decided 07/19/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• Before: RENDELL, AMBRO, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph M. Bernstein (Argued), Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Appellants Allan Johnson, Jermaine P. Thomas.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paulette Nash (Argued), Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Appellee United States of America.