Legal Opinion
United States v. $28,000.00 in U.S. Currency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2015No. 13-55266PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HURWITZ; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT.
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
Robert Moser prevailed against the federal government in a civil asset forfeiture action and became entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (“CAFRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)(A). The district court’s fee award was significantly less than Moser requested, and he now appeals. Because the district court committed several errors in considering the unopposed fee request, we vacate and remand for recalculation of the award.
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