Legal Opinion
Coggins v. United States
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided July 21, 1994No. 4:94-cv-00001PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FITZPATRICK, District Judge.
Defendant moves to dismiss this ease, or in the alternative for summary judgment, on two grounds. First the Government argues that the court is without jurisdiction to entertain this lawsuit. Second it argues that the notice provided Plaintiff of the impending forfeiture action was sufficient as a matter of law thus resolving this dispute. The facts, so far as they are relevant, are not in dispute. After careful consideration of the arguments of counsel and the relevant case law, the Court is prepared to issue the following Order.
BACKGROUND FACTS
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