United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of the government's civil forfeiture action is affirmed where there is a substantial connection between defendant's cash and illegal narcotic activity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/28/2004
• Decided 03/31/2005
• Published 03/31/2005

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sanford I. Weisburst (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, New York, NY, for Claimant-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James M. Kuhn (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.