Legal Opinion
Ohel Rachel Synagogue Eric Johansing Isadore Breaux, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2007No. 04-56894PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is whether 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)(C) requires the government to disgorge interest earned on seized currency when the government returns the currency rather than initiating judicial forfeiture proceedings. We answer that question “no” and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the district court.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) seized currency from Plaintiffs Ohel Rachel Synagogue, Isadore Breaux, and Eric Johansing in unrelated events. 1 The DEA initiated a separate administrative forfeiture…
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