GETE v. I.N.S.

No. 95-35408.

121 F.3d 1285 (1997)

Zenebe GETE, Michael Hughes, Olga Froehlich, Dallas Julien, Binay Gounder, Bimal Chand, Dale Racine, Balvinder Maan, Ravinder Maan, and John Lackner, on behalf of themselves, individuals and on others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Stanley Johnson, Regional Commissioner, USA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Pauw, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael E. Robinson, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before: REAVLEY, REINHARDT, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge REAVLEY.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the seizure and administrative forfeiture of property by the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") from a number of people who, on the basis of the record before us, appear to have been guilty of nothing more than honest mistakes. It also involves the administrative review of forfeitures under procedures lacking all semblance of due process. For the...

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