Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy J. Sparks
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1982No. 82-3051PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
The district court denied the Government’s motion made under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) to set aside the court’s order dismissing the Government’s case for lack of prosecution. The United States appeals. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand the district court’s order.
Appellee Sparks was convicted in 1973 of possessing stolen mail. The crime occurred in 1971. In 1977, shortly before the applicable 6-year statute of limitations ran, the Government brought an action against Sparks for conversion, seeking the repayment of more than $66,000. On April 16, 1979, the date…
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