OYEKOYA v. U.S.

No. 00 CIV. 2596 SAS.

108 F.Supp.2d 315 (2000)

Wale OYEKOYA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

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

August 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wale Oyekoya, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Comstock, NY, pro se.

Marc A. Weinstein, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, for the United States.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Wale Oyekoya seeks the return of funds seized and forfeited by the United States Secret Service. Oyekoya contends that the Secret Service lacked probable cause to seize the funds and that he received inadequate notice of the forfeiture proceedings. The Government argues that it provided reasonable notice to Oyekoya, who opened the relevant bank accounts under an assumed name.

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