Legal Opinion
United States v. $359,500 in United States Currency
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 29, 1986No. Civ-84-661CPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
The United States seeks the forfeiture of $359,500 in United States currency pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §§ 5316(a) and 5317(b). Claimant Benedetto Romano opposes this forfeiture.
A non-jury trial was held May 10, 1985. Post-trial briefs were filed, and summations were heard in July. After taking the case under advisement, I found a need for further briefing and ordered the parties to address certain issues (Order of November 19, 1985). The briefs were filed in December. Due to the large number of cases on my docket, I was unable to review counsel’s most recent submission for…
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