Legal Opinion
United States v. Parcels of Real Property With the Building, Appurtenances, & Improvements Located at 255 Broadway, Hanover
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 25, 1992No. Civ. A. 89-1160-WDPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
This case raises important questions about the interaction of a statute nearly 200 years old with more modern laws of civil forfeiture and litigation cost shifting against the government. After the claimant in this action — the mother of a drug dealer convicted of conducting his business from her home — successfully contested the government’s efforts to forfeit real property and currency belonging to her, the United States moved pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2465 for a certificate of reasonable cause for its actions. The claimant opposed the motion as to…
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