Legal Opinion
United States v. Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($47,-980.00) in Canadian Currency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1982No. CA 81-3415PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
On April 2,1980, the government instituted this in rem action seeking forfeiture, under the provisions of 31 U.S.C. §§ 1101 and 1102, of $47,980 in Canadian currency seized by Customs. The Government appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to claimant, BSP Investment & Development, Ltd. (BSP), and ordering the government to return the currency. The district court decided, inter alia, that the 14-month post-seizure delay in the institution of these forfeiture proceedings was unjustified and that the delay denied claimant its fifth amendment right…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ivers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($8,850.00) in United States Currency, Mary Josephine Vasquez, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Two Hundred Ninety-Five Ivory Carvings and Marvin SegalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Von Neumann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($47,980.00) in Canadian CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Forfeiture of Following Described Property: Al. Bev. Seized From Saul's Elks ClubDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- United States v. Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty DollarsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. $47,980 in Canadian CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- State v. CobbDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.