Legal Opinion
United States v. One Hundred & Fifty-two Thousand Dollars ($152,000.00) in United States Currency
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 13, 1984No. Civ. No. 83-979 GGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, District Judge.
This is an action in rem to enforce the forfeiture of defendant currency pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 5316 as amended. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1345 and 1355. Kenneth Wayne Capen (claimant) filed a claim for the defendant property, and answered plaintiffs complaint. Plaintiff has filed a motion for summary judgment and claimant has opposed it. Plaintiff has also subsequently filed a reply to claimant’s opposition.
The pertinent facts of this case are as follows. On September 14, 1982 claimant arrived at the Juliana…
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