Legal Opinion
United States v. One (1) Douglas A-26B Aircraft
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided September 6, 1977No. CV477-19PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION OF REBEL AVIATION, INC. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I
LAWRENCE, District Judge.
This forfeiture proceeding grows out of the seizure by Customs on February 29, 1976, of the defendant aircraft for suspected use in the importation of marijuana. The claimant, Rebel Aviation, Inc., is a Georgia corporation. As owner of the aircraft it objected to the forfeiture of the aircraft and moves for summary judgment. Argument was heard on August 19, 1977. Copious briefs have been filed.
Two issues predominate: (1) whether Rebel Aviation has standing in the litigation and (2) whether the delay by the…
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- Evelyn Castleberry and Virginia R. Castleberry v. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division of the Treasury Department of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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