Legal Opinion

United States v. $579,475.00 in U.S. Currency

District Court, E.D. Arkansas

Decided July 21, 2016No. 4:15CV00082 SWWPublished

1Opinion of the Court

*953Opinion and Order

Susan Webber Wright, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This is an in rem action brought by the United States of America under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) seeking forfeiture of $579,475.00 in United States currency. LNG Express, Inc. (“LNG”) filed a claim to the currency. The United States moved to strike LNG’s claim and its answers to certain discovery requests. Claimant LNG responded to the motion. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the motion to strike.

Background

According to the complaint filed by the government on February 9, 2015, Defendant Currency was seized from Yu Lin…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. One Lincoln Navigator 1998, Freddie Bearden Wanda Breedlove Andrews, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. 392 Lexington Parkway South, St. PaulDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2005

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