Legal Opinion

United States v. an Interest in the Real Property Located at 2101

District Court, C.D. California

Decided July 20, 2010No. CV 05-5353 (PJWx), CV 05-5354 (PJWx), CV 05-5356 (PJWx), CV 05-5357 (PJWx)PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER REGARDING THE COURT’S IN-TRIAL RULING REGARDING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE STATUTORY INNOCENT OWNER DEFENSE

STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This is an asset forfeiture case in which the Government seeks to forfeit an interest in four commercial properties owned by the Claimants Sohela Naimi and Naimis, LLC (“the Claimants”). The parties stipulated that the Claimants purchased the defendant properties at least in part with money that had been the subject of currency violations under 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(1) and (a)(3). The only issue for trial, therefore, was whether the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. Real Property, Including All Improvements Thereon & Appurtenances TheretoDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2015
  2. United States v. $822,694.81 in United States Currency Seized From Account No. XXXXXXXX7424District Court, D. Connecticut · 2019
  3. United States v. 275 Milton Rahn Road Rincon, Georgia 31326District Court, S.D. Georgia · 2022
  4. United States v. Nextgear Capital, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017

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