Date: 09-27-2001

Case Style: Drug Enforcement Agency v. Roger and Phyllis Geer dba Doublecreek Saddle and Tack

Case Number: 01-CV-104

Judge: Terry C. Kern

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Assistant United States Attorney Phil Pinnell, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Les R. Reynolds, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Description: Drug forfeiture - The Drug Enforcement Agency alleged that defendants improperly distributed laborary supply quantities of iodine and pseudoephedrine in reckless disregard of the ultimate use of the chemical. The Government alleged alleged that the defendants did not keep proper records of the sales that they made and to whom they were made.

Outcome: Settled for $150,000.00.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Title 21 U.S.C. Section 801 provides in part: "It is the duty of each regulated person who engages in a regulated transaction to identify each other party to the transaction. It is the duty of such other party to present proof of identity to the regulated person. The Attorney General shall specify by regulation the types of documents and other evidence that constitute proof of identity for purposes of this paragraph."