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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2131645, member: 66&quot;]No they caught it, they sue to force the forfeiture proceedings that the government&nbsp; failed to file in time.&nbsp; And it was part of the grounds for their appeal.&nbsp; They knew about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is interested in reading the actual decision of the court</p><p><a href="http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One interesting portion dealing with what happens if the government doesn&#039;t file the forfeiture complaint with the court within the 90 days.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3)(B) If the Government does not—(i) file a complaint for forfeiture or return the property, in accordance with subparagraph [(3)](A) . . . the Government shall promptly release the property pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Attorney General, <i>and may not take any further action to effect the civil forfeiture of such property in connection with the underlying offense.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This would seem to imply that they have to return them and then can&#039;t take any further action to get them back.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And Paul M is right this ruling has no effect on any further 33 double eagles that come out of hiding.&nbsp; The government can still confiscate them on the theory that they are government property.&nbsp; But maybe then they will follow the rules.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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