U.S. v. ONE LEAR JET AIRCRAFT, SER. NO. 35A-280

No. 85-5938.

836 F.2d 1571 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE LEAR JET AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. 35A-280, REGISTRATION NO. YN-BVO, Defendant, Leybda Corp., Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira J. Kurzban, Kurzban, Kurzban & Weinger, P.A., Miami, Fla., for claimant-appellant.

Leon B. Kellner, U.S. Atty., Jonathan Goodman, David O. Leiwant, Sonia Escobio O'Donnell, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, HILL, FAY, VANCE, KRAVITCH, JOHNSON, HATCHETT, ANDERSON, CLARK and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 9, 1988.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a forfeiture proceeding initiated by the government against a Lear Jet under 8 U.S.C.A. § 1324(b). The aircraft had been used to enter this country by persons who made material misrepresentations on their visa applications. Leybda Corporation intervened as a claimant to the plane, but after trial, the district court...

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