LaChance v. United States

ORDER

MOODY R. TIDWELL, III, Judge:

This action came before this court on defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint under RUSCC 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Defendant sought dismissal of plaintiff’s claims because plaintiff grounded his complaint in noncompensable constitutional provisions and because plaintiff had previously pursued his claim by way of administrative forfeiture. Plaintiff responded to defendant’s motion by asserting that, regardless of the administrative forfeiture process, this court had jurisdiction because the seizure of plaintiff’s property lacked…