Opinion ID: 3053402
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Heading: The Forfeiture Action

Text: Customs filed an in rem forfeiture action against the watches pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1526(e) on November 3, 2000. The district court granted Able Time’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on September 24, 2002. The government appealed, and we vacated the district court’s judgment and remanded for further proceedings. See United States v. 2,164 Watches, 366 F.3d 767 (9th Cir. 2004). The district court dismissed the forfeiture suit without prejudice for defective service of process on September 9, 2004. The government was unable to re-file the forfeiture suit because the statute of limitations had run. It returned nearly all of the watches to Able Time on April 8, 2005. UNITED STATES v. ABLE TIME, INC. 13659