United States DC Circuit

Because the District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction to order the forfeiture of property located in foreign countries, a civil forfeiture action against money in a bank account in Spain was proper, and not outside the court's territorial jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/25/2002
• Decided 07/12/2002
• Published 07/12/2002

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond A. Connell argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laurel Loomis, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.