Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1995No. 95-40212PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Jose Rodriguez and his wife, Hortencia Rodriguez (“Plaintiffs”), proceeding pro se, filed suit in the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Brownsville, Texas. Their state-court petition sought injunctive relief to prevent the United States Marshals Service from evicting Hortencia Rodriguez from the property at 895 Elizabeth Street, San Benito, Texas following forfeiture of that property to the Government pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) and (7).
The Government removed the matter to federal court. The Government then moved to dismiss, or alternatively, for summary judgment,…
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