United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing appellants' third-party petition to adjudicate interests in forfeited property acquired through a ponzi scheme, judgment is reversed where: 1) the district court erred in finding a lack of prudential standing because the Bennett zone of interests test does not apply; and 2) the government's interest in the forfeited assets is not superior to appellants'.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/28/2011
• Published 10/28/2011

Judges

• MILLS

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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