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LEE v. THORNTON

Civ. A. Nos. 6451, 6762.

398 F.Supp. 970 (1975)

James P. LEE, Jr. v. William L. THORNTON, District Director of United States Customs for the District of Vermont, et al. Ronald RICH v. William L. THORNTON, District Director of the United States Customs for the District of Vermont, et al.

United States District Court, D. Vermont.

July 25, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Morris Clark and James R. Flett, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Burlington, Vt., for plaintiffs.

William B. Gray, Asst. U. S. Atty., Rutland, Vt., and Rufus E. Stetson, Jr., Regional Counsel, Bureau of Customs, Boston, Mass., for defendants.

COFFRIN, District Judge.

This case involves certain seizure, penalty, and forfeiture provisions of the customs laws alleged to be unconstitutional for a variety of reasons. It was heard earlier by a court of three judges which decided the constitutional issues adversely to the plaintiff. See Lee v. Thornton, 370 F.Supp. 312 (D.Vt.1974). The plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court which held that it lacked jurisdiction...

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