LANGBORD v. U.S. DEPT. OF THE TREASURY

No. 12-4574.

783 F.3d 441 (2015)

Roy LANGBORD; David Langbord; Joan Langbord v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; United States Bureau of the Mint; Secretary of the United States Department of The Treasury; Acting General Counsel of the United States Department of the Treasury; Director of the United States Mint; Chief Counsel United States Mint; Deputy Director of the United States Mint; John Doe Nos. 1 To 10 "John Doe" Being Fictional First And Last Names; United States Of America United States Of America, Third Party Plaintiff v. Ten 1933 Double Eagle Gold Pieces; Roy Langbord; David Langbord; Joan Langbord, Third Party Defendants Roy Langbord, David Langbord, Joan Langbord, Appellants

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: April 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry H. Berke, Esq. [Argued], Eric A. Tirschwell, Esq., Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, New York, N.Y., Kevin J. Kotch, Esq.   Walter M. Phillips, Jr., Esq., Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.

Jacqueline C. Romero, Esq.,   Nancy Rue, Esq.,   Robert A. Zauzmer, Esq. [Argued], Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, RENDELL, SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Congress passed the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 ("CAFRA"), Pub.L. No. 106-185, 114 Stat. 202, as a "react[ion] to public outcry over the government's too-zealous pursuit of civil and criminal forfeiture" and as an "effort to deter government overreaching." United States v. Khan,

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