Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Newsham
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 20, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2019-2190Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUAN SYLVESTER BARNES, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-2190 (TJK) ROBERT J. CONTEE III et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In 2011, Metropolitan Police Department officers in the District of Columbia arrested Juan Sylvester Barnes on drug-related charges and seized about $5,000 in his possession. A few months later, the Drug Enforcement Administration adopted that seizure and began administrative pro- ceedings to forfeit those funds to the United States. In April 2012, the funds were formally for- feited. In July 2019,…
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