AUTOWORLD SPECIALTY CARS, INC. v. U.S.

No. 85-3850.

815 F.2d 385 (1987)

AUTOWORLD SPECIALTY CARS, INC.; Tom Joseph, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Secretary of Treasury, Commissioner of Customs, District Director of Customs for the District of Cleveland; Donald Charobee, Special Agent, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Ferruccio Jr., Samuel J. Ferruccio Jr. Co., LPA, Canton, Ohio, Richard A. Kulics (argued), Bloomfield, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James C. Lynch, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, Dan A. Polster, Carla D. Moore, Ronald B. Bakeman (argued), Asst. U.S. Attys., for defendants-appellees.

Before ENGEL, JONES and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges.


KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Tom Joseph (Joseph) appealed from a final order of the district court denying the return of six automobiles seized by agents of the United States Customs Service (Customs).

At all times relevant to this case Joseph was engaged in the business of importing for resale foreign manufactured automobiles. He owned and operated a Canton, Ohio auto dealership known as Tom Joseph Enterprises (Joseph Enterprises) as well...

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