The following excerpt is from United States v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, No. 15-3967 (2nd Cir. 2017):
We review legal determinations made by a district court adjudicating a civil forfeiture action, such as whether a claimant has statutory standing to contest a forfeiture action, de novo. See United States v. Cambio Exacto, S.A., 166 F.3d 522, 526 (2d Cir. 1999). We review a district court's denial of leave to file an untimely verified claim for abuse of discretion. See id. at 529.
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