Legal Opinion
United States v. Riverbend Farms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1988No. 87-2326PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Riverbend Farms, Inc. (“Riverbend”) appeals from the decision of the district court ordering civil forefeiture pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 608a(5). Riverbend argues that: 1) Title 7 U.S.C. § 608a(7) requires the Secretary of Agriculture (“Secretary”) to conduct an administrative hearing prior to commencement of a forfeiture proceeding; 2) it is immune from penalties for overship-ments that occurred while it had an administrative petition pending; 3) civil forfeiture under 7 U.S.C. § 608a(5) is sufficiently criminal in nature to implicate due process rights; 4) the…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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