IN RE 650 FIFTH AVENUE AND RELATED PROPERTIES

No. 08 Civ. 10934 (LAP).

IN RE: 650 FIFTH AVENUE AND RELATED PROPERTIES.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 13, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 18 U.S.C. § 981
Cause: 18 U.S.C. § 981 Civil Forfeiture
Nature of Suit: 290 Real Property: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United States of America, Plaintiff, represented by Anna Elizabeth Arreola , U.S. Attorney's Office, Harry A. Chernoff , U.S. Attorney's Office, Sharon Cohen Levin , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Carolina A. Fornos , U.S. Attorney's Office, Daniel Marc Tracer , DOJ, United States Attorney's Office, Jason Harris Cowley , U.S. Attorney's Office, John Peter Cronan , U.S. Attorney's Office, Martin Bell , United States Attorney Office, Michael Dennis Lockard , United States Attorney's Office & Samuel Raymond , United States Attorney's Office.

Fiona Havlish, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Donald G. Havlish, Jr., et al., Plaintiff, represented by James McCoy , Mellon & Webster, P.C, pro hac vice, Lee Scott Wolosky , Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Dennis George Pantazis, Jr. , Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis LLC, Richard Douglas Hailey , Ramey & Hailey, Robert M. Foote , Foote, Meyers, Mielke, Flowers & Solano, pro hac vice, Thomas E. Mellon , Mellon & Webster, P.C., pro hac vice & Timothy B. Fleming , Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis LLC, pro hac vice.

Steven M. Greenbaum, Alan D. Hayman, Shirlee Hayman, Carlos Acosta, Maria Acosta, Tova Ettinger, Irving Franklin, Baruch Kahane, Libby Kahane, Norman Kahane, Ethel J. Griffin & Ciporah Kaplan, Consolidated Plaintiffs, represented by James Lawrence Bernard , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Curtis Campbell Mechling , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Pamela Takefman , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP & Patrick Nicholas Petrocelli , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.

Renay Frym, Stuart E. Hersh, Abraham Mendelson, Daniel Miller, Elena Rozenman, Noam Rozenman, Tzvi Rozenman, Deborah Rubin & Jenny Rubin, Consolidated Plaintiffs, represented by Anna Elizabeth Arreola , U.S. Attorney's Office, Harry A. Chernoff , U.S. Attorney's Office, Robert Joseph Tolchin , Robert J. Tolchin, Esq., Shawn Patrick Naunton , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP & Peter R. Kolker , Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein.

Mr. Jeremy Levin & Dr. Lucille Levin, Petitioners, represented by Pauleen Truong , Howarth & Smith, Suzelle Moss Smith , Howarth & Smith & Don Howarth , Howarth and Smith.

Abkir Associates, LLC, Movant, represented by Scott Christopher Speier , The Speier Law Firm, LLC.

Amir Reza Oveissi, Movant, represented by James W. Spertus , Spertus, Landes & Umhoffer, LLP.

ASSA Company Limited, Defendant, represented by Deborah Beth Koplovitz , Rosen Livingston & Cholst LLP, Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

Assa Corp., ASSA Corporation & ASSA Company Ltd., Defendants, represented by Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

All Right, Title And Interest In 7917 Montrose Road, All right, title and interest in the real property and appurtenances located at 7917 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20854, with all improvements and attachments thereon & All Right, Title And Interest In 8100 Jeb Stuart Road, All right, title and interest in the real property and appurtenances located at 8100 Jeb Stuart Road, Rockville Maryland 20854, with all improvements and attachments thereon, Defendant-in-Rems, represented by Saeid Baradaran Amini , The Law Offices of Saeid B. Amini.

ASSA Corp. & ASSA Company, LTD, Intervenor Defendants, represented by Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

Abkir Associates, LLC, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Scott Christopher Speier , The Speier Law Firm, LLC.

John Keys, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Douglas James McNamara , Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.

Richard Stethem, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Howard Kleinhendler , Wachtel & Missry, LLP.

Assa Corp. & ASSA Company Limited, Claimants, represented by Deborah Beth Koplovitz , Rosen Livingston & Cholst LLP, Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

Deborah D Peterson, Personal Representative, Claimant, represented by Liviu Vogel , Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman BroudyLLP, Annureet Kaur Grewal , Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman BroudyLLP, Daniel I. Goldberg , Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman BroudyLLP & Mark Nathan Antar , Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman Broudy LLP.

et al higgins, Claimant, represented by Neal Matthew Sher , Law Office: Neal M. Sher.

Havlish Plaintiffs, Claimant, represented by James McCoy , Mellon & Webster, P.C, pro hac vice, Craig S. Mielke , Foote, Mielke, Chavez & O'neil LLC, pro hac vice, Dennis George Pantazis, Jr. , Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis LLC, Richard Douglas Hailey , Ramey & Hailey, Robert M. Foote , Foote, Meyers, Mielke, Flowers & Solano, pro hac vice, Stephen A. Corr , Stark & Stark, P.C., pro hac vice, Thomas E. Mellon , Mellon & Webster, P.C., pro hac vice & Timothy B. Fleming , Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis LLC, pro hac vice.

Edwina R Hegna, Executrix of the Estate of Paul B. Hegna, Craig H Hegna, Lynn M Hegna Moore & Steven A Hegna, Claimants, represented by Ralph Paul Dupont , The Dupont Law Firm, LLP & Steven Leigh Kessler , Law Offices of Steven L. Kessler.

Ruth Ann Bland, Claimant, represented by Noel J. Nudelman , Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC.

Fatemeh Bayani, in her Individual Capacity, Banafsheh Bayani, in her Individual Capacity & Babak Bayani, in his Individual Capacity, Claimants, represented by Zohreh Mizrahi , Manesh & Mizahi APLC, pro hac vice.

Estate of Michael Heiser, Claimant, represented by Richard Marc Kremen , DLA Piper US LLP, pro hac vice, Catherine Ewing Thomas , DLA Piper US LLP, Daniel Gerard Egan , DLA Piper & Ellen E. Dew , DLA Piper US LLP.

Estate of Millard D. Campbell, Gary Heiser, Francis Heiser, Estate of Millard D. Campbell, deceased, Marie R. Campbell & Bessie A. Campbell, Claimants, represented by Richard Marc Kremen , DLA Piper US LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel Gerard Egan , DLA Piper & Ellen E. Dew , DLA Piper US LLP.

Estate of Leland Timothy Haun, deceased, Ibis S. Haun, Milagritos Perez-Dalis, Senator Haun, Estate of Justin R. Wood, deceased, Richard Wood, Kathleen M. Wood, Shawn M. Wood, Estate of Earl F. Cartrette, Jr., deceased, Denise M. Eichstaedt, Anthony W. Cartrette, Lewis W. Cartrette, Estate of Brian McVeigh, deceased, Sandra M. Wetmore, James V. Wetmore, Estate of Kevin J. Johnson, deceased, Shyrl L. Johnson, Che G. Colson, Kevin John, a minor, by his legal guardian, Shyrl L. Johnson, Nicholas A. Johnson, a minor, by his legal guardian, Shyrl L. Johnson, Laura E. Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Estate of Joseph E. Rimkus, deceased, Bridget Brooks, James R. Rimkus, Anne M. Rimkus, Estate of Brent E. Marthaler, deceased, Katie L. Marthaler, Sharon Marthaler, Herman C. Marthaler, III, Matthew Marthaler, Kirk Marthaler, Estate of Thanh Van Nguyen, deceased, Christopher R. Nguyen, Estate of Joshua E. Woody, deceased, Dawn Woody, Bernadine R. Beekman, George M. Beekman, Tracy M. Smith, Jonica L. Woody, Timothy Woody, Estate of Peter J. Morgera, deceased, Michael Morgera, Thomas Morgera, Estate of Kendall Kitson, Jr., deceased, Nancy R. Kitson, Kendall K. Kitson, Steve K. Kitson, Nancy A. Kitson, Estate of Christopher Adams, deceased, Catherine Adams, John E. Adams, Patrick D. Adams, Michael T. Adams, Daniel Adams, Mary Young, Elizabeth Wolf, William Adams, Estate of Christopher Lester, deceased, Cecil H. Lester, Judy Lester, Cecil H. Lester, Jr., Jessica F. Lester, Estate of Jeremy A. Taylor, deceased, Lawrence E. Taylor, Vickie L. Taylor, Starlina D. Taylor, Estate of Patrick P. Fennig, deceased, Thaddeus C. Fennig, Catherine Fennig, Paul D. Fennig & Mark Fennig, Claimants, represented by Richard Marc Kremen , DLA Piper US LLP, pro hac vice.

Avi Elishis, Gregg Salzman & Diana Campuzano, Claimants, represented by Robert Joseph Tolchin , Robert J. Tolchin, Esq.

Julie Goldberg-Botvin, ADR Provider, represented by Noel J. Nudelman , Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC.

ASSA Company Limited, ADR Provider, represented by Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

Executrix Edwena R Hegna, Miscellaneous, represented by Ralph Paul Dupont , The Dupont Law Firm, LLP & Steven Leigh Kessler , Law Offices of Steven L. Kessler.

Anjuman-e-Haideri, Interested Party, represented by Dinesh Harikiran Singhal , Singhal & Associates.

ASSA Company Limited, Counter Claimant, represented by Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

Assa Corp., Counter Claimant, represented by Deborah Beth Koplovitz , Rosen Livingston & Cholst LLP, Peter I. Livingston , Rose & Livingston & Donald F. Luke , Jaffe & Asher LLP.

United States of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Anna Elizabeth Arreola , U.S. Attorney's Office, Harry A. Chernoff , U.S. Attorney's Office, Sharon Cohen Levin , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Jason Harris Cowley , U.S. Attorney's Office, John Peter Cronan , U.S. Attorney's Office & Michael Dennis Lockard , United States Attorney's Office.


ORDER

Having considered the arguments raised by the parties at oral argument on February 12, 2020, the Court concludes as follows:

1. The rental income generated by the building located at 650 5th Ave. ("the Buildingn) constitutes an interest in real property subject to the limitations...

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