Legal Opinion
United States v. Real Property Located at 2101, 2280, 2401 & 2501 Maple Street
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 12, 1990No. 1:89-cv-10267PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHURCHILL, District Judge.
The Court must decide whether a property owner has a right to a jury trial in an in rem civil forfeiture action instituted by the government.
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On October 31, 1989, the government filed a civil forfeiture action in rem against the named property in Saginaw, Michigan. The government alleges that the property served during 1987-88 as a drug distribution center and is therefore subject to forfeiture to the United States. See 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(3), (7).
After filing a notice of lis pendens and seizing the property, the government personally served the…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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