Legal Opinion
Epps v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided July 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 3016PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
This is an action by the plaintiff Mr. Epps, Jr. seeking the return to him of certain firearms and ammunition seized by agents of the defendant federal bureau and declared forfeited administratively on September 13, 1972. He undertook to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under 18 U.S.C. ch. 44. The defendant moved to dismiss the action, on the ground, inter alia, that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter. Rule 12(b)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The defendant exhibited with its answer official documents relating to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Helvering v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. Philip R. FilingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Colacicco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- United States v. One Bally Golden GateDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1964
- United States v. $1,963 in United States MoneyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1967
3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. Route 1, Box 111, Firetower RoadCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Dale Paul Glup v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Faldraga v. CarnesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1987
- Morgan v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, FirearmsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 FirearmsDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1980
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