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US v. ONE

Asset Forfeiture, Immigration Law
In this pre-CAFRA forfeiture, the government demonstrated probable cause that the aircraft was used in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a), and that...

CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. CO. v. NEW IMAGES OF BEVERLY HILLS

Asset Forfeiture, Insurance Law, Remedies
The district court properly granted a preliminary injunction freezing appellant's assets, where plaintiffs in an action arising from an insurance...

US v. $174,206.00 IN US CURRENCY

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil forfeiture action, the district court's assertion of jurisdiction over the res did not interfere with any other court's jurisdiction, and...

US v. THOMAS

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
The DEA properly exercised in rem jurisdiction over a seized sum of cash, and an administrative forfeiture of that cash was valid.

US v. $242,484.00

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil forfeiture action pursuant to 21 U.S.C. section 881(a)(6), the government's case falls short of the probable-cause line due to a complete...

US v. CARPENTER

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
An affidavit in support of a search warrant failed to provide a nexus between the subject residence and illegal activity, but officers reasonably...

KRECIOCH v. US

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate
In a claim for a bill of costs after the government seized personal property, fees incurred for drafting of legal documents could not be classified as...

GLOBAL RELIEF FOUND., INC. v. O'NEILL

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, authorizing an order seizing assets, can apply to corporations that hold charters within the U.S.,...

US v. MONDRAGON

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil forfeiture case against property allegedly connected to drug trafficking, the government's complaint met the particularity in pleading...

FED. TRADE COMM'N v. THINK ACHIEVEMENT CORP.

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission was proper, in an action alleging a scheme to defraud, because a money back guarantee does...