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Ortiz v. in re Forfeiture

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 20, 2002
830 So. 2d 277 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

Opinion

Case No. 3D01-3466

Opinion filed November 20, 2002.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Herbert Stettin, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 00-9914.

G. Richard Strafer, for appellants.

Adorno Yoss and John Arrastia, Jr.; Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney and Steven Ellison, Assistant State Attorney, for appellees.

Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and GREEN, JJ.


The respondents below appeal from the trial court's order granting summary judgment on the City of Coral Gables Police Department's petition for forfeiture of funds seized for alleged money laundering. We affirm.

In a comprehensive and well-reasoned ten-page order, the trial court addressed each of the respondents' arguments and referred to the testimony of the petitioners and their own expert. The court properly determined that there was an absence of a genuine issue of material fact and that the City of Coral Gables was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Accordingly, the summary judgment is

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Ortiz v. in re Forfeiture

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 20, 2002
830 So. 2d 277 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)
Case details for

Ortiz v. in re Forfeiture

Case Details

Full title:GUSTAVO BAUTISTA ORTIZ and EDGAR SANCHEZ, Appellants, v. IN RE: FORFEITURE…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 20, 2002

Citations

830 So. 2d 277 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)