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Parties Involved:
Howard Eugene Liner
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3076

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Howard Eugene Liner, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 7, 2004

Filed: May 25, 2004

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Before BYE, McMILLIAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Howard Eugene Liner (Liner), currently incarcerated in federal prison, appeals

the district court’s1

 amended preliminary injunction freezing his assets. After careful

review of the record and applicable law, see Heartland Acad. Cmty. Church v.

Waddle, 335 F.3d 684, 689-90 (8th Cir. 2003) (standard of review for appeal from

preliminary injunction), we conclude that the district court had statutory authority

under 18 U.S.C. § 1345 to issue the injunction which is the subject of this appeal; that

the court did not abuse its discretion in issuing the injunction, in light of the evidence

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offered by the government; and that the scope of the injunction was proper, given

Liner’s refusal to offer rebuttal evidence as to the source of the frozen assets, and the

court’s allowance of funds for Liner’s living expenses. Liner’s remaining arguments

provide no basis for reversal.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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