USA v. 637 Sawmill Road, Loveland, Colorado

The federal government is trying to take 637 Sawmill Road in Loveland, Colorado. The case, docketed as 24-cv-02671, is a civil forfeiture action — meaning the government claims the property itself is subject to seizure, regardless of whether any owner is charged with a crime.

The case was filed in 2024 and remains active. No judge has been assigned on the public record. The docket has been restricted, which means filings are sealed from public view — a common posture in forfeiture cases tied to ongoing criminal investigations.

On April 20, 2026, a motion was filed to unrestrict the case. That motion is now pending. If granted, the underlying complaint, any answers, and prior court orders would become public.

Until then, the factual basis for the government's claim on the property is not visible from the docket.

Civil forfeiture gives the government a low bar. It must show probable cause that the property is connected to a crime — drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, or similar federal offenses are the usual predicates. The property owner then bears the burden of proving the property is not forfeitable.

That asymmetry is the core dispute in most cases like this one.

What the government alleges here, who owns the Sawmill Road property, and whether any parallel criminal case exists are all unknown while the docket stays sealed. The motion to unrestrict is the only visible pressure point right now.