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UNITED STATES v. M/Y GALACTICA STAR

No. 20-20471.

13 F.4th 448 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Federal Republic of Nigeria Claimant-Appellee, v. The M/Y GALACTICA STAR, et al Defendants, and LightRay Capital, L.L.C., Claimant-Appellant, v. Enron Nigeria Power Holding, Limited, Movant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 13, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Lee Sohn , U.S. Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Laina Lopez , Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Joel M. Androphy, Esq. , Berg & Androphy, Houston, TX, for Claimant-Appellee.

Yasin M. Almadani , La Mirada, CA, for Claimant-Appellant.

Kenneth Royce Barrett , KBR Law Office, Houston, TX, for Movant-Appellant.

Before Davis, Duncan, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.

In this civil forfeiture case, the district court granted forfeiture of a yacht, the M/Y Galactica Star, to the United States Government ("Government"). Two unsuccessful claimants appeal orders by the district court denying their claims. LightRay Capital, L.L.C. ("LightRay"), the sole shareholder of the corporate...

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