United States v. One Single Family Residence Located at 18755 North Bay Road

DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal of an in rem forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 1955. Pursuant to the statute, the government sought forfeiture of real property that was used in an alleged gambling operation. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government. The owners of the real property, Emilio and Yolanda Delio, assert numerous grounds to challenge the order of forfeiture. We conclude that the grant of summary judgment of forfeiture against Yolanda Delio was based on an improper application of collateral estoppel. We vacate the judgment against her, and remand…