COLLAZOS v. U.S.

No. 02-6324.

368 F.3d 190 (2004)

Stella COLLAZOS, Claimant-Appellant, Contents of Account Number 68108021 Held in the Name of Stella Collazos Located at Prudential Securities, Inc., 199 Water Street, New York, New York, 10292, Defendant-in-Rem, v. UNITED STATES, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel M. Wolosky, Bondy & Schloss LLP, New York, New York, for Claimant-Appellant.

Jane A. Levine, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York, New York (James B. Comey, United States Attorney; Gary Stein, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: MESKILL, KATZMANN, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.


Judge KATZMANN concurs in the majority opinion, and files a separate concurring opinion.

RAGGI, Circuit Judge.

This case presents us with the first opportunity to interpret the disentitlement provision of the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 ("CAFRA"), Pub.L. No. 106-185, § 14, 114 Stat. 202, 219 (2000), codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2466.

Stella Collazos is a Colombian national indicted in federal and state courts for her alleged operation...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases