United States Seventh Circuit

In an illegal possession of firearms case, defendant's appeal is rejected where the word "any," as it appears in a federal statute, does not require "all" actions be filed simultaneously, thereby allowing the prosecution to initiate either an administrative or judicial forfeiture action within 120 days of seizure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/09/2004
• Decided 07/21/2004
• Published 07/21/2004

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Esteban F. Sanchez (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard E. Gardiner (argued), Fairfax, VA, for Defendant and Claimant-Appellant,