Legal Opinion
LaChance v. Drug Enforcement Administration
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 24, 1987No. CV 86-3816PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
MISHLER, District Judge.
Statement of the Facts
Plaintiff Michel LaChance brought this action seeking to recover the sum of $49,-000 in United States currency which was forfeited to the United States after seizure by the Drug Enforcement Administration (“the DEA”). Plaintiff had unsuccessfully petitioned the DEA for remission or mitigation of the forfeiture, which petition was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Plaintiff asks the District Court to enter judgment directing the defendant DEA to return the seized money to plaintiff. Defendants move to…
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