(Download) "United States V. Walters" by Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Walters
- Author : Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 20, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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The United States appeals from a judgment dismissing its petition for forfeiture of 262 weapons. The district court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the United States Attorney General or his delegate failed to authorize the forfeiture action. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the United States' failure to file objections to a Magistrate's Report in the district court prior to its adoption of such report constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal; (2) whether a United States Attorney is a delegate of the United States Attorney General authorized to commence a forfeiture action; and (3) whether the government's seizure of the 262 weapons violated the Fourth Amendment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case for appropriate proceedings.