U.S. v. LAND, SHELBY COUNTY

No. 93-6519.

45 F.3d 397 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAND, SHELBY COUNTY, Real Property located at 632-636 — 9th Avenue, Calera, Alabama, together with all improvements, fixtures and appurtenances thereto or thereon, Defendant-Appellee, Henry Ford, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Selden, U.S. Atty., James D. Ingram, Birmingham, AL, for appellant.

Jessee P. Evans III, Najjar Denaburg, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

In August 1991, the government brought a forfeiture action (21 U.S.C. § 881) against this land in Alabama, alleging that the property was used by Fannie Mae Victor in drug transactions for which she was arrested and convicted. The only potential claimant to appear in the action was Henry Ford, the owner of the defendant property. Ford filed a "purported answer," which the district court struck in October 1991. By then, it was too late for Ford to...

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