Legal Opinion
United States v. Various Denominations of Currency & Coin Totaling $4,280.45
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided October 5, 1984No. Civ. A. 80-2530PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
COPENHAVER, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of Carl Junior Higginbotham, Julia Higginbotham and the Escape Restaurant Lounge, Inc., named as parties in interest in the complaint, to dismiss the complaint for forfeiture to the extent that it seeks forfeiture of real property.
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The government has sought to have the property forfeited pursuant to the provi sions of 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (1976), which makes it a federal offense to engage in certain illegal gambling businesses. 1 Carl Junior Higginbotham, a party in interest, was convicted of a violation of §…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. United States Coin & CurrencySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. StowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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