Legal Opinion
United States v. $30,006.25 in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2000No. 00-5046PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Following the government’s two unsuccessful attempts to forfeit currency and other property seized from claimant-appellant Joe Earl Rodgers, the district court ordered the government to return the property to Rodgers. The only issue presented on this appeal is whether the government must pay prejudgment interest on the amount of money due Rodgers. We agree with the district court that the “no-interest rule” prohibits the government from paying interest in this situation because there is no applicable waiver of sovereign immunity. We therefore affirm.
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