Legal Opinion
United States v. One Parcel of Real Property, Etc., Appeal of Carmela Sclafani and Rosario Sclafani
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 11, 1990No. 89-1571PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States resulting in an order forfeiting property of claimants Rosario and Carmela Sclafani, husband and wife, to the United States. The property is the home of the Sclafanis; it consists of land and buildings located at 141 Bell Rock Street, Everett, Massachusetts.
I. THE FACTS
The United States instituted a forfeiture proceeding against the Sclafanis’ property pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7) (1988). 1 The complaint in rem for forfeiture alleged:
That as indicated by the Affidavit of Joseph…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Thomasina Mack v. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Haring v. ProsiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. Paul DesmaraisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Real Property & Residence at 3097 S.W. 111th AvenueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- M-R Sullivan Manufacturing Co. v. Sullivan (In Re Sullivan)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
- Stowe v. Bologna (In Re Bologna)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- United States v. Parcel of Land & Residence at 28 Emery StreetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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