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MANTILLA v. U.S.

No. 99-5923.

302 F.3d 182 (2002)

Eduardo MANTILLA, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America; U.S. Customs Service

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Lynch, Keith Noreika (Argued), Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Robert J. Cleary, United States Attorney, Colette R. Buchanan (Argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges POLLAK, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Eduardo Mantilla filed this civil action seeking the return of funds that the United States Customs Service ("Customs") obtained from him and his co-conspirators during an undercover operation. Finding that public policy bars the return of funds that are voluntarily exchanged during a narcotics transaction, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment in favor of Customs...

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