Legal Opinion
In re Forfeiture of a Quantity of Marijuana
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 11, 2011No. Docket No. 291993PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkey, J.
In this forfeiture action, claimants Gerald Ostipow and Royetta Ostipow1 appeal by right the trial *245court’s order granting plaintiffs motion for summary disposition. The trial court denied claimants’ motion for reconsideration but granted claimants’ motion for stay provided claimants posted a $150,000 bond. This Court declined to review the bond conditions of the stay. We now reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On June 13, 2008, plaintiff filed a complaint for forfeiture and to quiet title to real property, naming claimants as…
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