Legal Opinion
Eduardo Mantilla v. United States of America U.S. Customs Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 2002No. 99-5923PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Eduardo Mantilla filed this civil action seeking the return of funds that the United States Customs Service (“Customs”) obtained from him and his co-conspirators during an undercover operation. Finding that public policy bars the return of funds that are voluntarily exchanged during a narcotics transaction, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment in favor of Customs. 1
We affirm the District Court’s judgment. Mantilla lacks standing to seek the return of one portion of the funds. As to the remaining…
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