Legal Opinion
United States v. 91 PACKAGES, ETC.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided October 30, 1950No. Civ. C 11705, 11878PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAKE, Chief Judge.
The issues here arise on motions to consolidate and remove some ten libel actions instituted by the United States in divers jurisdictions about the country. They involve the same parties and substantially the same issues bearing on alleged violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
The above act expressly provides for the seizure of drugs in interstate commerce for violations of the act, the seizures to be made by libels as in admiralty. It further provides that when such libel proceedings are pending in two or more jurisdictions, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. SIX DOZEN BOTTLES, ETC.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1944
- United States v. 600 Units Containing" Nue-Ovo"District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1945
- United States v. 26 Dozen Bottles of Wheatamin Brand CevigardsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1945
- United States v. 29 BottlesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
3Cited by4 opinions
- Clinton Foods, Inc. v. United States. Clinton Foods, Inc. v. Moore, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- United States v. 353 Cases, More or LessDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1953
- United States v. 353 Cases, More or Less, Containing Mountain Valley Mineral WaterDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1955
- United States v. Vitasafe Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1964