Legal Opinion
United States v. $319,820.00 in United States Currency
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided April 10, 1986No. Civ. A. C85-055APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROBERT H. HALL, District Judge.
Presently pending in this 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) forfeiture action is a motion to impose an attorney’s fees charging lien and for release of funds held in the court’s registry. For the reasons disclosed below, this motion is DENIED.
BACKGROUND
The Government initiated this forfeiture action on January 10, 1985, on the theory that the defendant currency was forfeitable under the Drug Abuse Prevention Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq., specifically 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The defendant currency, seized May 12, 1984, was deposited into the registry of the court on…
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