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- Title: Krecioch v. United States
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 02, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 4, 2002 1 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized personal property belonging to Edward Krecioch after he was arrested for cocaine trafficking in 1992. Krecioch pled guilty to the charges but later filed a collateral attack on the administrative forfeitures in district court. The district court granted summary judgment for the United States. On appeal, this court affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part. After the necessary hearings on remand, Krecioch submitted a bill of costs for $3,359.00, which included $2,800.00 for paralegal services. The district court granted the bill of costs in part ($455.00), but denied the remainder of the requested fees. Krecioch appeals, and for the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court's decision. I. BACKGROUND