U.S. v. NINETY THREE FIREARMS

No. 01-5348.

330 F.3d 414 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NINETY-THREE (93) FIREARMS, and Assorted Firearm Parts and Ammunition, Defendant, Larry Z. SHORT, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Pleasants (briefed), U.S. Atty's Office, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael F. Pleasants (briefed), Pleasants Law Firm, Memphis, TN, Larry Z. Short, Memphis, TN, for Appellant.

Before BATCHELDER and MOORE, Circuit Judges; FORESTER, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this civil in rem forfeiture action, under 18 U.S.C. § 924(d), for the forfeiture of ninety-three firearms involved in a § 922(g)(1) violation, nearly five years after the property originally was seized. In response, Claimant-Appellant Larry Zane Short ("Short"), the owner of the seized property, moved to dismiss the action on both statutory...

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