Legal Opinion
United States v. $23,000 in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 23, 2004No. 03-1748PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Claimant René Rodríguez-B amentos (“Rodríguez”) asserts ownership of $23,000 seized by the United States. The district court entered a default judgment in favor of the United States, ruling that Rodriguez’s claim was procedurally deficient, and denied Rodriguez’s subsequent motion to vacate and motion to reconsider. Rodriguez now appeals the denial of the motion to reconsider. After carefully consid ering the procedural missteps in this case, some by Rodríguez and some by the court, we affirm.
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On July 10, 2001, Rodriguez was scheduled to fly on a commercial airline from…
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