Legal Opinion

United States v. $1,399,313.74 in United States Currency

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided November 17, 2008No. 08 Civ. 1993(SAS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

On February, 28, 2008, the Government filed a verified complaint for civil forfeiture in rem against $1,399,313.74 in funds (the “Defendant Funds”) held in a personal savings account at HSBC Bank in New York (the “Account”) in the names of Ivan Felipe Mejia Cabal and Carlos Fernando Mejia Cabal (collectively, “Claimants”). On June 30, 2008, I granted Claimants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, with leave to replead, under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules G(5)(b) and G(8)(b)(i) of the…

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