United States v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency

WARDLAW, J., authored the opinion of the Court as to Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VII and VIII in which D.W. NELSON, J., and FISHER, J., join. FISHER, J., authored the opinion of the Court as to Part VI, in which D.W. NELSON, J., joins. WARDLAW, J., filed a dissenting opinion as to Part VI.

WARDLAW, Circuit Judge,

with whom D.W. NELSON, J., and FISHER, J., Circuit Judges, join:

These consolidated appeals from the district court’s forfeiture order present the novel question whether the “lawful possessor” of seized currency who has Article III standing to contest the seizure in a civil forfeiture…