United States v. One 1969 Plymouth Two-Door Hardtop, Identification No. RP 23F9G158234

ORDER

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

Upon consideration of the file and briefs in this case, it appears that the United States seeks to tax a successful claimant in an automobile forfeiture ease with court costs and the cost of storing the automobile since its seizure in January 1972. The premise upon which the Government’s position is based is that there was probable cause for seizing the automobile, and that 28 U.S.C. § 2465 provides that “if it appears there was reasonable cause for the seizure, . . . the claimant shall not, in such case, be entitled to costs. . . .”

The claimant, on the other hand,…