U.S. v. $579,475.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 16-3646.

917 F.3d 1047 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $579,475.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, LNG Express, Inc., Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented en banc argument on behalf of the appellant was Matthew X. Etchemendy , of Washington, DC. The following attorneys also appeared on the supplemental appellant briefs; W. Scott Murphy , of West New York, NJ, and John P. Elwood , of Washington, DC.

Counsel who presented en banc argument on behalf of the appellee was Cameron C. McCree , AUSA, of Little Rock, AR.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, SHEPHERD, KELLY, ERICKSON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges, En Banc.


This appeal concerns the pleading requirements for a verified claim in a civil forfeiture proceeding. The case is governed by the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, which supplement the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A prior decision of this court held that a claimant who...

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