Legal Opinion
United States v. Premises Known as 418 57th St., Brooklyn
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 24, 1990No. 88-CV-3903 (TCP)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, Chief Judge.
The Government moves for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Claimants Harvey and Helen Lehrer maintain that they are entitled to rely on the innocent owner defense and hence summary judgment must be denied. For the reasons stated below, the Government’s motion is granted.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1
Claimants owned the defendant premises since October 1986. For the entire time of their ownership, claimants rented the premises to two tenants, Jose Alicea and Jose Beltrez. Alicea rented three floors of the premises, originally for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. 124 East North Ave., Lake Forest, Ill.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- United States v. Certain Real Property & Premises Known as 171-02 Liberty Avenue, QueensDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- United States v. $10,694.00 U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. 141st Street Corp. ex rel. HershCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Certain Real Property and Premises, Known as 418Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. 418 57th StreetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. All Right, Title & Interest in Property & PremisesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- United States v. Certain Real Property & Premises Known as 890 Noyac RoadDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990