United States v. Parcel of Land with Building, Appurtenances & Improvements

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

There are two basic issues in this forfeiture appeal: (1) whether we have jurisdiction to decide the appeal brought by defendant/claimant/appellant Woburn City Athletic Club, Inc.; and if we do, (2) whether the district court abused its discretion in denying claimant’s motion for relief from judgment brought under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6).

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In order to understand the issues, it is necessary to state in some detail the procedural history of the case. Acting pursuant *2to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7),1 the government filed a forfeiture complaint on June 30,…