U.S. v. $53,082.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 91-2335.

985 F.2d 245 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, $53,082.00, Defendant-Appellee, Gregory Brunson; Willie W. Dixon, Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1993.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Moro Nesi, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles H. Brown (briefed), Detroit, MI, for appellees.

Before: BOGGS and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges; and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 23, 1993.

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff United States of America appeals from the grant of summary judgment for claimants Gregory Brunson and Willie W. Dixon in this civil forfeiture action brought under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). Finding no error, we AFFIRM.

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On June 6, 1988, two DEA task force agents approached claimants as they sat in a departure area at Detroit Metropolitan Airport...

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