United States Ninth Circuit

In the context of the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA), 28 U.S.C. section 2465(b)(1)(C) does not require the government to disgorge interest earned on seized currency when the government returns the currency rather than initiating judicial forfeiture proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2006
• Decided 03/06/2007
• Published 03/06/2007

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge., Before RICHARD D. CUDAHY,B. FLETCHER, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric Honig, Law Office of Eric Honig, Marina del Rey, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.