Case Name: Gustavo Bautista ORTIZ and Edgar Sanchez, Appellants, v. In re FORFEITURE OF $341,675.00, et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-11-20
Citations: 830 So. 2d 277
Docket Number: No. 3D01-3466
Parties: Gustavo Bautista ORTIZ and Edgar Sanchez, Appellants, v. In re FORFEITURE OF $341,675.00, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 830
Pages: 277–277

Head Matter:
Gustavo Bautista ORTIZ and Edgar Sanchez, Appellants, v. In re FORFEITURE OF $341,675.00, et al., Appellees.
No. 3D01-3466.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 20, 2002.
G. Richard Strafer, for appellants.
Adorno & Yoss and John Arrastia, Jr.; Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney and Steven Ellison, Assistant State Attorney, for appellees.
Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The respondents below appeal from the trial court's order granting summary judgment on the City of Coral Gables Police Department's petition for - forfeiture of funds seized for alleged money laundering. We affirm.
In a comprehensive and well-reasoned ten-page order; the trial court addressed each of the respondents' arguments and referred to the testimony of the petitioners and their own expert. The court properly determined that there was an absence of a genuine issue of material fact and that the City of Coral Gables was' entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Accordingly, the summary judgment is
AFFIRMED.