Legal Opinion

United States v. Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($18,350.00) in U.S. Currency, Rock Road Equipment, Inc., Claimant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 18, 1985No. 83-5574PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANCOCK, District Judge:

Rock Road Equipment, Inc., appeals from the forfeiture in rem of $18,350.00 and raises a variety of arguments directed at the reporting requirements embodied in Customs Form 6059-B and Customs Form 4790. Appellant’s failure to provide truthful information on Customs Form 6059-B estops it from challenging the reporting requirement embraced therein and we reject appellant’s remaining arguments concerning Customs Form 4790 because the propriety of this form is irrelevant to the forfeiture. We affirm the forfeiture.

Appellant’s Vice President, Frederick P. Sturgis, flew…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bryson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Eldred J. Paternostro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. United States v. Weldon Rushing Payne, Lloyd Earl TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Rolando AnderezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. BarrettDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1986
  2. United States v. HarrisonU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1985

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