Legal Opinion

Yeung Mung Weng v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 24, 1998No. 1780, Docket 96-2918PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Yeung Mung Weng, acting pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Dearie, J.), dismissing his civil complaint for the return of personal property purportedly forfeited to the government in connection with his conviction on narcotics charges. Although Weng claimed to have received no notice of the government’s intent to forfeit his property, the district court found that a mailing by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) to a prison where Weng was believed to be incarcerated satisfied…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Robinson v. HanrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Clara Torres v. $36,256.80 U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  4. United States v. One Toshiba Color Television Two Answering MacHines One Health Tech Computer Reginald McGlory in No. 98-3578 (Pursuant to Rule 12(a), f.r.a.p.) (d.c. Civ. No. 90-Cv-00138) United States of America v. Assorted Jewelry Reginald McGlory in No. 98-3579 (Pursuant to Rule 12(a), f.r.a.p.) (d.c. Civ. No. 90-Cv-00370)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  5. Michael Ikelionwu v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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