10 Cited authorities

  1. U.S. v. $38,000.00 in U.S. Currency

    816 F.2d 1538 (11th Cir. 1987)   Cited 242 times
    Holding that a possessory interest was sufficient to confer standing when the claimant asserted that he held the money as a bailee
  2. U.S. v. U.S. Currency, Amount of $103,387.27

    863 F.2d 555 (7th Cir. 1988)   Cited 95 times
    Reversing the district court's denial of a motion to amend a statement of interest and holding that "[w]here the claimants have made a good-faith effort to file a claim and where the government can show absolutely no prejudice by the granting of an extension of time, we think it an abuse of discretion to deny an extension of time to amend a claim of ownership, absent any countervailing factors."
  3. U.S. v. 526 Liscum Dr., Dayton, Montgomery Cty

    866 F.2d 213 (6th Cir. 1989)   Cited 73 times
    Holding in a § 881 proceeding that claimant holding legal title must prove indicia of true ownership to demonstrate she was not a nominal or straw owner
  4. U.S. v. Undetermined Amount of U.S. Currency

    376 F.3d 260 (4th Cir. 2004)   Cited 15 times   1 Legal Analyses

    No. 03-1977. Argued: June 2, 2004. Decided: July 21, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Lacy H. Thornburg, District Judge. (CA-02-112-1). ARGUED: Thomas Richard Ascik, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellant. John Keating Wiles, CHESHIRE, PARKER, SCHNEIDER, BRYAN VITALE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Robert J. Conrad, Jr., United States

  5. United States v. Real Property Located at 5201 Woodlake Drive

    895 F. Supp. 791 (M.D.N.C. 1995)   Cited 15 times
    Granting government's motion to dismiss the claims for lack of standing
  6. U.S. v. $1,231,349.68 in Funds

    227 F. Supp. 2d 125 (D.D.C. 2002)   Cited 5 times
    Denying release of currency under § 983(f) where claimant intended to use the funds to start a business because the funds would not be available for trial
  7. Section 881 - Forfeitures

    21 U.S.C. § 881   Cited 4,882 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Adopting five-year statute of limitations of 19 U.S.C. § 1621
  8. Section 981 - Civil forfeiture

    18 U.S.C. § 981   Cited 3,737 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Adopting 19 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.
  9. Section 983 - General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings

    18 U.S.C. § 983   Cited 2,802 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Noting that for purposes of the innocent owner defense to civil forfeiture, "no person may assert an ownership interest under this subsection in contraband or other property that it is illegal to possess"
  10. Section 1401 - Nationals and citizens of United States at birth

    8 U.S.C. § 1401   Cited 462 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Granting citizenship to a child of one U.S.-citizen parent and one non-U.S. citizen parent provided that the U.S.-citizen parent was physically present in the United States for at least ten years—including at least five years after attaining the age of fourteen—before the child was born