Legal Opinion
United States of America, Najeeb Rahman, Claimant-Appellant v. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1988No. 87-5759PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Najeeb Rahman seeks relief from a default judgment of forfeiture. The district court, finding that the money in question had already been paid over to the government, held that it had no jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On May 2, 1984, the United States Customs Service seized $10,000 from Rahman as he was leaving the country on the ground that he had failed to report the sum as required by 31 U.S.C. § 5316. Rahman filed a petition for relief from forfeiture with the Customs Service, which rejected the petition on June 18, 1985. On October 13, 1985, the…
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