Legal Opinion
United States v. One Star Class Sloop Sailboat
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 16, 2006No. 06-1089PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the government initiated a forfeiture proceeding against a prized sailboat, once owned by the late John F. Kennedy, and secured a default judgment that obliterated the ownership interest of Dr. Kerry Scott Lane. Arguing that the government gave him inadequate notice of the forfeiture action, Lane asked the district court for relief from the judgment. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b). The court refused. Lane now appeals.
After careful consideration, we conclude that the court below did not adequately consider the sufficiency of the notice as it pertained to Lane’s…
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