Legal Opinion
Fonseca v. Regan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 17, 1984No. 670, Docket 83-6266PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves plaintiff Jose A. Fonseca’s five and one-half year struggle to recover a misdirected suitcase and its contents — $250,000—from the United States Government. Fonseca seeks relief from two judgments rendered against him in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 98 F.R.D. 694 (Costantino, J.), the first dismissing with prejudice his claim for mandamus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 and the second disposing of his interpleader claim in the same fashion. In essence, these judgments hold Fonseca in default for failing to…
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