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U.S. v. FIFTY THOUS. DOLLARS ($50,000) U.S. CURRENCY

No. 84-1062.

757 F.2d 103 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. O'Connell (argued), Highland Park, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Leonard R. Gilman, U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., Ronald W. Rice, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT, Circuit Judge, PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge and BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

This civil forfeiture action involves $50,000 in currency paid by Glenn Lasuita to federal undercover agents for the purchase of a large amount of marijuana.

I.

On May 5, 1982 the Government filed a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for forfeiture of the currency. The complaint alleged that the defendant currency was used in an illegal sale or exchange for

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