Legal Opinion

United States v. ONE 1981 DATSUN 280ZX

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-5782PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

This case decides the fate of a 1981 Datsun 280ZX sports car which was seized by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) on March 15, 1982 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The government has instituted a complaint in forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801, 881(a) (1976). The car was allegedly used by Joseph Esposito, Jr. (“Esposito”) to facilitate the attempted purchase of a controlled substance, phenyl-2-propanone (“P2P”). His father, Joseph Esposito, Sr. (“claimant”), contests the government’s right to the car,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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