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United States v. One 1988 Checolet 410 Turbo Prop Aircraft, Dominican Republic Registration Tail No. H1698CT
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 2, 2003No. 03-60100-CIVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HURLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff, United States of America, moves for summary judgment on its civil forfeiture claim under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4) over the defendant aircraft. The claimant and owner of the defendant aircraft, CaribAir, Inc., concedes that the defendant property is subject to forfeiture, 1 but opposes the forfeiture on ground it is an innocent owner.
The undisputed facts regarding the use of the aircraft are as follows: On August 7, 2002, two phots employed by CaribAir, Rafael De La Cruz-Jimenez (“De La Cruz”) and Louis Alejandro Madera-San-chez…
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