Tag Archives: Fed. R. Civ. P. 43(a)

Foreign Defendants Have No Due Process Right to Personally Attend a Civil Forfeiture Hearing, Holds Eleventh Circuit

In USA v. Approximately $281,110.00, No. 20-11107 (11th Cir. Oct. 13, 2021), the Eleventh Circuit affirms a civil forfeiture verdict where the jury rejected an innocent-owner defense for Chinese nationals who were barred from entering the country for trial. “The main issue on appeal is whether foreign nationals have a constitutional right to enter theContinue reading “Foreign Defendants Have No Due Process Right to Personally Attend a Civil Forfeiture Hearing, Holds Eleventh Circuit”

Second Circuit Announces Stringent Standards for Administrative Closure of a Civil Case When a Plaintiff Is Unavailable

In Rodriguez v. Gusman, No. 19-2213 (2d Cir. Aug. 31, 2020), the Second Circuit holds that administrative closure of a civil case when a plaintiff is absent is “a last resort that is appropriate only when all other alternatives are virtually impossible or so impractical as to significantly interfere with the operations of the districtContinue reading “Second Circuit Announces Stringent Standards for Administrative Closure of a Civil Case When a Plaintiff Is Unavailable”