Legal Opinion
Vu v. Meese
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 8, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-2003PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, District Judge.
This is a lawsuit for damages arising out of vessel seizures which occurred as a result of the following events.
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded two commercial fishing vessels owned by plaintiffs Lan Huong Thi Nguyen and Tricia Vu, which were allegedly moored in an unsafe manner in Tiger Pass, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Once on board the vessels, the Coastguardsmen allegedly saw a small amount of marijuana in plain view, which prompted a complete search of both vessels and the discovery of an additional small amount of marijuana. The two vessels were seized. Through…
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