Legal Opinion
United States v. $173,081.04 in U.S. Currency
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided February 9, 1987No. EP-86-CA-136PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HUDSPETH, District Judge.
This is a civil action for the forfeiture of monetary instruments pursuant to 31 *1469U.S.C. § 5317(c). On April 23, 1986, representatives of the United States Customs Service seized the Defendant currency and check from one Raul Arvizo in El Paso, Texas. The Plaintiff United States of America filed a complaint for forfeiture, which was contested by the Claimants Raul Arvizo-Morales and Casa de Cambio Juarez. The case was tried to the Court without a jury. The Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law are incorporated in this opinion.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Currency Totalling $48,318.08, Philip A. Demassa, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. One (1) Lot of Twenty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($24,900.00) in U.S. Currency, Robert Chemaly, Claimant-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. $239,500 in U.S. Currency, Arthur Clyde Ellis, Jr., and Free Zone Bank, Ltd., Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Eleven Thousand Five Hundred & Eighty Dollars ($11,580) in United States CurrencyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978
- United States v. Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($47,980.00) in Canadian CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. $173,081.04 in U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. $173,081.04 In U.S. Currency And One Personal Check Drawn By Jaime BuendiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988