United States Seventh Circuit

In a criminal forfeiture proceeding where financial institutions claimed a superior interest in property seized by the government, dismissal of the petitions is affirmed in part where one institution was untimely in filing its petition, but reversed in part where the government's lis pendens against the defendant's property was not constructive notice since it was recorded outside the chain of title.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/29/2007
• Decided 09/10/2007
• Published 09/10/2007

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert K. Villa, Dykema Gossett, Chicago, IL, for Third Party-Petitioner Wells Fargo Bank., John G. Cameron, Jr., Dickinson Wright PLLC, Grand Rapids, MI, Joseph M. Infante, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, for Third Party-Petitioner Aurora Loan Services, LLC.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carolyn F. McNiven (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.