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U.S. v. ONE 1988 FORD MUSTANG

No. 89 C 2003.

728 F.Supp. 495 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. ONE 1988 FORD MUSTANG, VIN # 1FABP45E7JF268886, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

August 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Flessner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

James R. Epstein and Francine L. Kaplan, Epstein Zaideman & Esrig, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Claimant Jeff C. Levin moves to dismiss the United States' complaint for forfeiture of his 1988 Ford Mustang automobile under the provisions of 21 U.S.C.A. § 881(a)(4) (West 1981 & Supp.1988). Levin contends that such forfeiture violates the proportionality of punishment requirement of the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. For the reasons stated below, we deny Levin's motion to...

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