United States v. Sixty Firearms

MEMORANDUM

VANASKIE, Chief Judge.

This civil forfeiture action is before the Court on the Claimant’s motion to dismiss. Claimant, Theresa Lamplugh, contends that this action was filed beyond the 120 day statute of limitations prescribed by 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)(1). The government asserts that the institution of an administrative forfeiture proceeding within the prescribed time limit satisfied the requirement of § 924(d)(1). Because the government’s filing of an administrative forfeiture proceeding within 120 days of seizure of the property in question is sufficient to satisfy the statute,…