United States v. Phillips

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Government in a civil forfeiture case. The government claimed that $200,000 in cash discovered in a storage unit was subject to forfeiture because the cash was connected to the exchange of a controlled substance. The court held that, although claimants in civil forfeiture cases need only show a colorable interest in the property to have standing, the undisputed record evidence here established that claimant lacked such an interest. In this case, claimant presented no objective evidence showing that he accumulated the money found in his brother's storage unit. View "United States v. Phillips" on Justia Law