Legal Opinion
M.W. Braxton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1988No. 85-3926PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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This case began as an action to quiet the title to a 690-acre peanut farm in Jackson County, Florida. M.W. Braxton, the appellant, claimed title to the farm under a warranty deed executed in December 1980. Braxton brought this suit to remove the cloud on his title which was created by an order of the district court entered in October 1981, at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution under the RICO1 statute, forfeiting the farm to the United States.2 The *652district court dismissed Braxton’s suit for want of subject matter jurisdiction, and Braxton appealed.
While Braxton’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Warren McCleskey Cross-Appellant v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Michael Gilbert, Karen Gilbert, Michael Gilbert Family Irrevocable Trust, Third Party Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Victor Robert Nava, Sr., AKA Big Vic, and Victoria NavaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Anthony Stazola. Appeal of Lavinia Gibbons and Sylvester MillerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Sholam WeissCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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