CASE OF ONE 1985 NISSAN, 300ZX, VIN: JN1C214SFX069854

Nos. 87-3856, 87-3873.

889 F.2d 1317 (1989)

In the Case of ONE 1985 NISSAN, 300ZX, VIN: JN1C214SFX069854; In the Case of: One 1985 BMW, 635si, VIN: WBAEC8401F10611263; In the Case of: One 1985 Honda Sabre Motorcycle, VIN: 1HSC1701FA104159; In the Case of: Miscellaneous Jewelry, and Miscellaneous Electronic Equipment From 5319 Old Branch Avenue, Temple Hills, Maryland, Defendants. In the Case of UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin WALKER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis White, Claimant-Appellant. In the Case of: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. MISCELLANEOUS JEWELRY and Miscellaneous Electronic Equipment From 5319 Old Branch Avenue, Temple Hills Maryland, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin WALKER, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Benjamin Smith (English & Smith, Alexandria, Va., Mitchell Myers, Silver Spring, Md., Dacy, Myers & Suissa, on brief), for claimant-appellant.

Sara Bradkin Criscitelli (Breckinridge L. Willcox, U.S. Atty., Larry D. Adams, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charles B. Cates, Mary B. Troland, James G. Lindsay, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief) for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and RUSSELL, WIDENER, HALL, PHILLIPS, MURNAGHAN, SPROUSE, CHAPMAN, WILKINSON, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.


WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal comes from a civil forfeiture action brought by the United States under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The government seeks property, primarily cash, with a value in excess of $1.5 million; it includes $1,002,219.48 in cash, $37,086 in checks, two pieces of real estate, 42 pieces of jewelry, 30 pieces of electronic equipment, and five automobiles. The property belongs to the estate of Dennis Constantine White.

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