Langbord v. United States Department of the Treasury

The members of this panel agree on certain basic issues: The Government of the United States (hereafter “Government”) acted unconstitutionally when it seized the ten Golden Eagle coins that had been delivered to it on behalf of the Langbords for authentication and determined to retain those coins without proceeding to a hearing after the seizure.1 .And I agree with the District Court and the majority that the seizure took place when the Government sent its notice that it would not return the coins.

I also agree with the majority’s view-that the Government in this case rather casually treated…