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Farrell v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided April 21, 1986No. 537-85CPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

WHITE, Senior Judge.

This case is before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, filed December 13, 1985, on the plaintiff’s opposition to the motion, filed January 9, 1986, and on the defendant’s reply, filed January 16, 1986.

The Facts

On or about December 14, 1974, officers of the United States Customs Service seized a vessel, the “Shalom,” at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The owner of the vessel at that time was Eric Michael Wright.

The boat was seized because it was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kirby v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
  2. Steel Improvement & Forge Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  3. Todd v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1961
  4. L.S.S. Leasing Corporation, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. United States, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
  5. Parker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cottrell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1998
  2. Spehr v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  3. Berry v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1992
  4. Anderson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  5. Rogers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1988

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