United States v. 7046 Park Vista Road, Englewood

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Brian Gillingham appeals the summary judgment of the district court in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America, ordering forfeiture in rem of certain real property under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2253(a)(3) and 2254(a)(2). Gillingham alleges that the district court’s summary judgment should be reversed because: (1) forfeiture is improper absent a federal conviction and Gillingham was convicted only in Ohio state court of seven counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor under Ohio Revised Code §§ 2907.321(A)(2) & (A)(5), one count of…