Reggie Matthews v. United States

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Reggie A. Matthews — not a defendant in the underlying federal criminal case— seeks a hearing to determine his interest in $412,900.00 seized from the trunk of a car he was driving. The district court 1 dismissed his petition for lack of standing under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(3). United States v. Caruthers, 967 F.Supp.2d 1286 (E.D.Mo.2013). Matthews appeals, arguing that the district court did not have jurisdiction of the petition and that he has standing. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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An Arkansas state court issued an order transferring the…