Legal Opinion
United States v. One Parcel of Real Property with Buildings, Appurtenances & Improvements Known as 116 Emerson Street, Located in Providence
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 21, 1991No. 91-1019PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals from a civil forfeiture action, instituted against the defendant property pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7), in which the owner of record’s wife was granted a 50% interest in the property. The government contends that the wife’s Rule 24(a)(2) motion to intervene was procedurally deficient, Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a)(2) (intervention as a matter of right); that she did not demonstrate sufficient ownership rights in the property; and that she failed to prove that she was an “innocent owner.” We uphold the district court ruling.
FACTS
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