IN RE FORFEITURE OF: $221,898

No. 2D11-4493.

106 So.3d 47 (2013)

In re FORFEITURE OF: $221,898 IN U.S. CURRENCY. Michelle Gonzalez; Jorge Gonzalez-Betancourt; and 1st Medical Group, LLC, Appellants, v. City of Tampa, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael V. Laurato and Laura Datz of Austin & Laurato, P.A., Tampa, for Appellants Michelle Gonzalez and 1st Medical Group, LLC.

No appearance for Appellant Jorge Gonzalez-Betancourt.

James H. Shimberg, Jr. , City Attorney, and Laurie B. Woodham , Assistant City Attorney, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Michelle Gonzalez and 1st Medical Group, LLC, appeal a final order determining that they were not entitled to seek compensation for loss of income and loss of value after the City of Tampa Police Department seized their currency without probable cause. We reverse.

The issue on appeal is narrow, and our record is limited. The underlying facts have been provided by the parties and are not generally disputed. In 2010, the police seized $221...

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