Legal Opinion
Ervin v. City of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 22, 2013No. 1101555PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURDOCK, Justice.
Derrick Ervin appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Birmingham (“the City”) in his in rem action seeking the return of $178,858. We affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Most of the pertinent facts leading to the filing of Ervin’s action were summarized in the complaint for forfeiture of the subject $178,858 (sometimes hereinafter referred to as “the subject property” or “the cash”) filed by the United States on August 21, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (“the federal district court”):
“That an investigation…
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