US v. Avon Carroll

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:09-cv-00204-CCE-PTS Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998820065]. Mailed to: Carroll. [11-2197]

Appeal: 11-2197

Document: 12

Date Filed: 03/28/2012

Page: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-2197

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff – Appellee,
v.
AVON CARROLL,
Claimant – Appellant,
and
CURRENCY, $447,815.00 IN U.S.,
Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles,
District Judge. (1:09-cv-00204-CCE-PTS)

Submitted:

March 19, 2012

Decided:

March 28, 2012

Before AGEE, DAVIS, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Avon Carroll, Appellant Pro Se.
Lynne P. Klauer, Assistant
United
States
Attorney,
Greensboro,
North
Carolina,
for
Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Appeal: 11-2197

Document: 12

Date Filed: 03/28/2012

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PER CURIAM:
Avon Carroll appeals from the district court’s decree
and

judgment

directing

States currency

in

the

the

forfeiture

United

of

$447,815

in

rem

States’

in

action

United
seeking

forfeiture of the currency under 21 U.S.C.A. § 881(a)(6) (West
2006 & Supp. 2011) and 18 U.S.C.A. § 981(a)(1)(C) (West 2006 &
Supp. 2011).

Carroll argues that the district court erred in

adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and striking
his claim for the currency and his answer to the United States’
verified complaint.

We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by

court.

the

district

$447,815.00,

No.

and

materials

legal
before

States

1:09-cv-00204-CCE-PTS

Sept. 7, 2011).
facts

United

We

dispense

with

v.

(M.D.N.C.

oral

argument

contentions

are

adequately

the

and

argument

court

Currency,

Sept. 2
because

presented

would

U.S.,

not

&
the

in

the

aid

the

decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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