United States Sixth Circuit

In civil forfeiture proceedings to seize numerous bank accounts and other assets belonging to defendants, arising from the government's allegations, among other things, of mail and wire fraud relating to the interstate sale of cigarettes, district court's denial of defendants' motions to either dismiss the forfeiture complaint or a preliminary injunction ordering the return of their property pending disposition of the case, is affirmed where: 1) preliminary injunctive relief under Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is not available to civil forfeiture claimants; and 2) there is no basis to review the district court's denial of defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/04/2011
• Published 01/04/2011

Judges

• QUIST

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christie A. Moore, Amy M. Sullivan