PEREZ v. U.S.

No. 92 Civ. 7727(MEL).

838 F.Supp. 860 (1993)

Barbara PEREZ, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerst, Konigsberg, & Levin, Garden City, NY, for plaintiff; Kelly Foley, of counsel.

Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City, for defendant; William J. Hoffman, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel.


OPINION

LASKER, District Judge.

Barbara Perez sues the United States to recover items of jewelry seized from her apartment by Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") agents, and for damages. Perez alleges three causes of action: replevin, conversion and liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The Government moves to dismiss the suit on the grounds of lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim and, in the alternative, moves for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases