Opinion of the Court — Maracalin v. United States

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Type: Opinion of the Court
Per curiam: Yes — no individual author
Filed: April 9, 2003
Case: Maracalin v. United States
Case status: Decided

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PER CURIAM. Appellant Julius Warner Maracalin appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims, No. 01-375C, dismissing his complaint on res judicata grounds and for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm,. BACKGROUND On January 18, 1995, a grand jury sitting in the Middle District of Louisiana indicted Mr. Maracalin and charged him with five counts of violating certain federal drug laws. The following day, a federal magistrate judge issued a warrant authorizing a search of Mr. Maracalin’s property. During the night of January 20, 1995, federal and local law enforcement officials arrested Mr. Maracalin and conducted a search of his residence. Mr. Maracalin subsequently moved to suppress the fruits of the search and of his arrest, but the district court denied that motion on May 8, 1995. On May 12,1995, Mr. Maracalin entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to four of the counts with which he was charged and agreed to forfeit certain assets and property that had been seized in connection with his arrest. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 853 (a)(l)-(2). Mr. Maracalin was subsequently sentenced to a term in prison of 235 months and a $100,000 fine. In conne…

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