9th Circuit To Rehear Forfeiture Case Involving Discovery Failures En Banc

( October 31, 2025, 3:09 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Ordering en banc rehearing, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated a 2-1 ruling that affirmed a trial court’s decision to strike a man’s claim opposing forfeiture of more than $1 million, which was seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in light of his refusal to comply with repeated orders to provide additional responses to discovery interrogatories to establish his standing....