Legal Opinion
United States v. Real Property Located at 6625 Zumirez Drive
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 11, 1994No. CV 91-4531 MRPPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PFAELZER, District Judge.
This is an in rem civil forfeiture action brought by plaintiff United States of America (the “government”) pursuant to the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, § 306(a), 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7), and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”), § 963(a), 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C). Claimant Gene Craig Wall (“Wall”) argues that in this case forfeiture under either statute would violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause.
I. BACKGROUND
Wall purchased the real property located at 6625 Zumirez Drive, Malibu, California…
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