Legal Opinion
Averhart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1990No. 89-7682PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Tommy Lee Averhart and Jimmy Averhart appeal the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of their action to recover $67,470 in currency that was seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) based upon probable cause to believe that the funds had been used in an unlawful narcotics transaction.1 The petitioners asserted that the seizure was un*1543justified and that the delay of the government in responding to their request for remission violated their due process rights under the fifth amendment. The district court dismissed the petition, finding that it…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Louis Sager Hunsucker, Jr. v. Robert L. Phinney, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Von NeumannSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Joseph W. Richey and Wife, Blanche Richey v. Jack E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Harve D. Mason and Pat J. Mason v. Ralph J. Pulliam (Special Agent/intelligence Division, Irs) and Jim Kelly(supervisor/intelligence Division, Irs)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Infante v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Detwiler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Laconia Savings Bank v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2000
- Acosta v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Arabaxhi v. Drug Enforcement Admin.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1998
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