Legal Opinion
United States v. 2,164 Watches, More or Less, Bearing A Registered Trademark of Guess?, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 28, 2004No. 02-57014PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a judgment on the pleadings against it in this civil forfeiture case. The district court determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because service of process had not been made “forthwith” as required by Supplemental Rule E(4)(a) for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims, and the government had not shown good cause for the delay.
We conclude that although service of process was not made “forthwith,” and therefore was untimely, the district court nonetheless had subject matter jurisdiction. Consistent with its jurisdiction, the…
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