Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1963 Cadillac Hardtop
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 29, 1963No. 63-C-92PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
Libelant, the United States of America, initiated a libel proceeding against a certain 1963 Cadillac seeking its forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of Title 49, Section 782 of the United States Code of Laws. Claimant has moved this court to suppress certain evidence alleged to have been illegally seized. Libelant has objected to this motion, claiming that such motion is improper in a civil proceeding.
The issue presently before the court is whether a motion to suppress evidence is proper in a civil libel proceeding. There is a definite conflict in the decisions of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rogers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1938
- United States v. One 1956 Ford Tudor Sedan (Victoria) Motor No. M6nv-112513 (Steve Kaluk, Jr., Claimant)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Sanders v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- United States v. PhysicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by11 opinions
- One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Suarez v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1972
- Nannie v. Compton v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. One 1963 Cadillac HardtopDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1963
- Rinderknecht v. Maricopa County Employees Merit SystemCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974
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