Legal Opinion

United States v. One Parcel of Real Property, Etc., Humberto and Idacira Rua

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 20, 1990No. 89-2168PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from a judgment dismissing its in rem civil forfeiture complaint for lack of particularity. As the dismissal was at least premature, we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

I

BACKGROUND

The affidavit attached to the complaint for forfeiture contained the following allegations. Humberto and Idacira Rua (“claimants”) entered into a written agreement to purchase a single family residence at 6 Patricia Drive in North Providence, Rhode Island, in March 1986. In August the claimants executed an application for a $65,000 bank loan to fund…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. 4492 South Livonia RoadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. $250,000 in United States Currency, (Two Cases) Appeal of Amador Rodriguez-Ramos (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  3. United States v. Parcels of Land, Etc., Appeal of Lionel LaliberteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. A Single Family Residence And Real Property Located At 900 Rio Vista Blvd., Ft. LauderdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Pole No. 3172, Hopkinton, Etc., Appeal of Alice Gazda, Ida Ambrosio and Charles FogartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. United States v. DaccarettCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Angela AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Lolita Mondragon, Claimant-Appellant, and $500,684 in U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. U.S. Currency, in the Amount of $150,660.00, Randy C. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. People v. A Parcel of Property Commonly Known as 1945 North 31st Street, Decatur, Macon County, IllinoisIllinois Supreme Court · 2005

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