United States v. Thompson, No. 18-2701 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of the United States in this civil forfeiture action. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by striking claimant's claim, because he willfully disobeyed the discovery orders. The court also held that defendant's motions to dismiss and constitutional arguments were moot.
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Colloton and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Forfeiture. The district court did not abuse its discretion in striking Thompson's claim to seized property as a sanction for his failure to comply with the court's discovery orders regarding supplemental responses to the government's special interrogatories.
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