Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Drug Enforcement Administration
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 11, 1996No. 95 Civ. 3055 (JES)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge:
Plaintiff Bessie Brown Dawson, appearing pro se, filed the instant complaint seeking the return of $4,200 administratively forfeited by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). 1 Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), defendants move to dismiss or in the alternative for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 on the ground that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
On March 22, 1994, law enforcement officers of the DEA and state and local agencies executed…
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