Kramer v. USA
Filing
99
CLERK'S JUDGMENT. Approved by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 9/29/2020. (jdh)
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
BENJAMIN BARRY KRAMER,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 15-cv-420-JPG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EDUARDO
GONZALEZ, and UNKNOWN AGENTS OF THE
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE,
Defendants.
JUDGMENT
This matter having come before the Court, the issues having been heard, and the Court
having rendered a decision,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the following claims are dismissed
with prejudice:
• Count 4: a claim under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g) for return of property; and
• Count 6: an equitable claim for return of forfeited property;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the following claims are dismissed
without prejudice:
• Counts 1 and 2: claims to enforce or clarify the criminal forfeiture under 21 U.S.C.
§ 853(p)(2) through an accounting;
• Count 3: a claim under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g) for return of property;
• Count 5: an equitable claim for return of forfeited property;
• Counts 7, 8, and 9: claims under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1), for
restitution/unjust enrichment, unlawful conversion and implied contract, respectively;
• Count 10: a claim under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 397 (1971), for an illegal exaction in violation of the Fifth
Amendment Takings and Due Process Clauses; and
• Count 11: a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1), for
the wrongful retention of profits by federal agents.
DATED: September 29, 2020
MARGARET M. ROBERTIE, Clerk of Court
s/Tina Gray, Deputy Clerk
Approved:
s/ J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE
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