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U.S. v. MASK OF KA-NEFER-NEFER

No. 12-2578.

752 F.3d 737 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MASK OF KA-NEFER-NEFER, Defendant-Appellee. Art Museum Subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis, Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Swingle , argued, Washington, DC ( Mark B. Stern , on the brief), for appellant.

Patrick Andrew McInerney , argued, Kansas City, MO ( McClain Elizabeth Bryant , David A. Linenbroker , on the brief, Saint Louis, MO), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

The issue raised on this appeal is whether the district court1 abused its discretion in denying the government's post-dismissal motion for leave to file an amended civil forfeiture complaint. Underlying that issue is an attempt to expand the government's forfeiture powers at the likely expense of museums and other good faith purchasers in the international marketplace for ancient artifacts. We affirm the district...

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