
“The United States is suing not just Ulbricht himself, but suing things, or as lawyers insufferably say, proceeding ‘in rem.’ ‘In rem’ suits ‘sue’ items as a legal fiction, seeking to extinguish anyone’s claim to that item so that the government can take it. This leads to absurd-sounding case names. In this case the feds proceed against: ANY AND ALL ASSETS OF SILK ROAD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SILK ROAD HIDDEN WEBSITE AND ANY AND ALL BITCOINS CONTAINED IN WALLET FILES RESIDING ON SILK ROAD SERVERS, INCLUDING THE SERVERS ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES: [..]”
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