Legal Opinion
United States v. Real Property Located at 475 Martin Lane
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 2008No. 06-56158, 06-56168, 06-56393, 07-55653PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal requires us to decide, inter alia, whether the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (“CAFRA”) permits district courts to authorize ex parte extensions of the deadline to file civil forfeiture complaints. We hold that it does. We further hold that, in the event of a dismissal of a civil forfeiture complaint by the court, a district court retains jurisdiction to adjudicate competing claims of ownership over the defendant property.
This case arises out of acts of fraud allegedly masterminded by Christopher Kim (“Kim”) on two South Korean…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Hamdan v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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