U.S. v. $7,850.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 92-2893.

7 F.3d 1355 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. $7,850.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, James S. Goodwin, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toni Rodgers, Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

Lonnie F. Bryan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, argued (Mary Jo Madigan, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


LAY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a civil forfeiture action brought by the United States pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) (1982) against $7,850.00 in United States currency.1 The money was seized from the claimant, James S. Goodwin. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment; the district court granted the government's motion, finding the government had shown probable cause to forfeit, and entered judgment against the...

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