United States v. $49,000 Currency

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• holding that the sufficiency of an original pleading was irrelevant when the pleading was struck for noncompliance with a subsequent court order
• holding that the district court’s Rule 37 sanction, resulting in default judgment against claimant, was proper and “dispositive,” making further inquiry into other issues raised on appeal unnecessary
• holding that the penalized party’s discovery misconduct must be willful to support sanctions
• holding that “within the context of civil forfeiture, the Government must do more than simply provide greater detail than it otherwise would be required to do under [the Federal Rules of Civil C ivil No. 19-1236 (FAB) 17 Procedure]”
• explaining that “the Government must allege facts supporting a reasonable belief that it will be able to bear its burden at trial.”
• affirming the district court’s sanction of striking a party’s pleading and rendering default judgment when a party disobeyed a court order

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