Legal Opinion
In Re One Star Class Sloop Sailboat Built in 1930
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 1, 2007No. Civil Action 05-10192-WGYPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
YOUNG, District Judge.
This in rem action arises in the context of a civil forfeiture proceeding. Kerry Lane (“Lane”) is a Florida physician who was a partial owner of a sloop formerly owned by President John F. Kennedy. It seized the sloop on the ground that the purchase of the boat or its tackle was traceable to drug proceeds. The government publicized the seizure in hopes of finding other persons with an interest in the boat. One person came forward, but Lane did not. Lane knew of the seizure but did nothing because he was undergoing a credentialing process at the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Parcels of Land, Etc., Appeal of Lionel LaliberteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. GiraldoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. One Star Class Sloop SailboatCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by6 opinions
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