Legal Opinion
Sarit v. Drug Enforcement Administration
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 10, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-0296 PPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
On July 28, 1989, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) agents, during an ongoing drug investigation, seized $41,448.00 from plaintiffs’ home. On November 2, 1989, this money was administratively forfeited. Plaintiffs, through this action, seek the return of their money. As the Court lacks jurisdiction over the action, it is dismissed.
I
This case has traveled to its final resting place by a circuitous route. Because the procedural history plays a vital role in its outcome, a brief outline is presented below.
On July 28, 1989, DEA agents Henry…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Marshall Leasing, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. United States of America, United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Bernard Shaney Willis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Whorf (Karl J.) v. Commissioner, Department of Corrections, MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jorge Sarit and Dennie Espaillat v. U.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Infante v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Coggins v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1994
- Sarit and Espaillat v. U.S. DEA Admin.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993