United States v. Approximately $13,205.54 in U.S. Currency

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:19-cv-00007-MR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) MEMORANDUM OF ) DECISION AND ORDER APPROXIMATELY $13,205.54 IN U.S. ) CURRENCY SEIZED FROM RAHKIM ) FRANKLIN ON AUGUST 21, 2018 IN ) RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH ) CAROLINA, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Claimants’ Renewed Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction [Doc. 31]. I. BACKGROUND1 Viewing the allegations of the…