Legal Opinion
United States v. Currency Totalling $48,318.08, Philip A. Demassa, Intervenor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1980No. 77-2513PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In this civil forfeiture proceeding, the district court denied an assignment claimant standing to sue because (1) the assignment was executed after the seizure of the res, (2) the assignment failed for lack of consideration, and (3) the form of the assignment did not comply with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 203. We affirm the judgment, but on different grounds.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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