United States v. Premises Known as 1625 S. Delaware Avenue

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

The government has brought this civil forfeiture proceeding pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) and (7) alleging that the defendant premises “were purchased by Peter Donato with the proceeds of drug transactions” (Count I), and “have been used to commit and to facilitate the commission of the manufacturing methamphetamine” (Count II). John Renzulli and Michael Borelli, co-owners of the property, have moved to dismiss the complaint on the basis that it fails to satisfy the specific pleading requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. E(2)(a).

Rule E(2)(a) requires that…