Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1985 Chevrolet Corvette
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1990No. 89-1920PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
The United States of America appeals the district court’s award of costs and attorney fees to the claimant, Michael Ste-phanian, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), following the district court’s judgment denying forfeiture of Stephanian’s vehicle under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the award of costs and attorney fees.
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The defendant vehicle, one 1985 Chevrolet Corvette, was seized on April 27, 1987, at the Silent Woman Bar in Detroit, Michigan. The Corvette was owned by King Auto Sales, Inc., an…
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