The following excerpt is from U.S. v. $500,000 in U.S. Currency, 271 F.Supp.2d 1255 (S.D. Cal. 2003):
meaning of the statute is clear on its face. When the words of a statute are unambiguous, judicial inquiry is complete. Connecticut Nat'l Bank v. Germain, 503 U.S. 249, 254, 112 S.Ct. 1146, 117 L.Ed.2d 391 (1992). Turning to the language of the statute at issue, section 983(b)(1)(A) provides:
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