Legal Opinion
Bernaugh v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 31, 1997No. 96-565 CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOODY R. TIDWELL, III, Judge.
Plaintiff, Colette Bernaugh, filed a complaint on September 9, 1996, seeking the return of $201,817 in United States currency and other personal property seized under forfeiture laws by the United States District Court of Oklahoma and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), allegedly in violation of plaintiffs constitutional rights. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss on December 9, 1996, for: (1) lack of subject matter jurisdiction: (2) failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted; and (3) res judicata.
For the reasons set forth below, the court…
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