Legal Opinion
Torres v. $36,256.80 U.S. Currency
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 7, 1993No. 91 Civ. 2436 (PKL)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge
Plaintiff Clara Torres, proceeding pro se, brings this action to vacate a completed civil forfeiture action effected by the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) pursuant to the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. DEA summarily forfeited a $30,000 certificate of deposit in the name of Rafael Torres, plaintiffs husband, following his conviction on a narcotics offense in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff frames her complaint as a motion to set aside the civil forfeiture for excusable…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Clara Torres v. $36,256.80 U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Clara Torres v. $36,256.80 U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Liability of the United States for State and Local Taxes on Seized and Forfeited Property (II), Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel1993