Legal Opinion
United States v. Five Hundred Forty-Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety Dollars ($543,190.00) in United States Currency
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 25, 2008No. 3:06-cr-00116PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MARK E. FULLER, Chief Judge.
In this action for Forfeiture In Rem pursuant to Title II of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., the United States seeks to forfeit and condemn $543,190 in United States currency seized during a traffic stop. Enrique Al-caraz-Barajas (“Alcaraz-Barajas”), the man from whom this sum was seized, opposes the seizure and asserts, what he contends is a lawful claim to the money. The threshold issue before the Court is whether Alcaraz-Barajas has the requisite Article III standing to challenge the forfeiture. For reasons set…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. $191,910.00 in U.S. Currency, Bruce R. Morgan, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. $38,000.00 in United States Currency, David English and Michael William English, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. $38,570 U.S. Currency, Francisco Flores, Jr., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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