| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
People v. GrundforCalifornia Court of Appeal
Attorney's Fees, Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. Defendant pled no contest to driving under the influence and injuring another person. He was ordered to pay restitution. Defendant’s...
|
08/22/2019 | B289580 |
Rodriguez v. City of San JoseUnited States Ninth Circuit
Government Law, Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. District court granted summary judgment to Defendant police department against Plaintiff’s claim of civil rights violations for seizure of...
|
07/23/2019 | 17-17144 |
US v. AfriyieUnited States Second Circuit
Securities Law, Asset Forfeiture
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remand. A jury found Defendant guilty of two counts of securities fraud and wire fraud. Defendant was sentenced to...
|
07/08/2019 | 17-2444 L |
Thee Aguila v. Century Law GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal
Government Law, Asset Forfeiture, Landlord Tenant Law
Affirmed trial court’s judgment and order denying Plaintiff’s motion for new trial. Defendants were tenants of a commercial property that was subject...
|
07/02/2019 | B289452 |
Gonzalez v Department of Health Care ServicesCalifornia Court of Appeal
Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Asset Forfeiture
Affirmed. Plaintiff appealed from order of the probate court denying their request that special needs trust be distributed to them rather than...
|
06/24/2019 | B284521 |
Washington v. Marion County ProsecutorUnited States Seventh Circuit
Sentencing, Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law
In a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Indiana's vehicle forfeiture statute, remanded for further proceedings to address whether recent...
|
02/26/2019 | 17-2933 |
Timbs v. IndianaUnited States Supreme Court
Sentencing, Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law
Held that the Fourteenth Amendment makes the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines fully applicable to the States. In this case involving...
|
02/20/2019 | 17–1091 |
US v. Ancient Coin Collectors GuildUnited States Fourth Circuit
Asset Forfeiture, International Law, International Trade
Affirmed a judgment ordering forfeiture to the United States of seven ancient Cypriot coins and eight ancient Chinese coins. A numismatist...
|
08/07/2018 | 17-1625 |
US v. ChittendenUnited States Fourth Circuit
Property Law & Real Estate, Asset Forfeiture
Vacated forfeiture orders in a case involving a fraudulent mortgage scheme. The defendant argued that she should not have been ordered to forfeit over...
|
07/25/2018 | 15-4659 |
County of Los Angeles v. Financial Casualty & Surety, IncSupreme Court of California
Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversed. The California Supreme Court held that the jailer’s authority to set a time and place for the appearance of the arrested person makes that...
|
06/25/2018 | S230213 |