UNITED STATES v. $48,595

No. 82-2062.

705 F.2d 909 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS and Forty-Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Thirty Deutsche Marks, Defendant-Appellant. John Weed, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Nixon, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Steven A. Miller, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges, and GRAY, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 28, 1983.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

John Weed appeals from the district court's denial of his Rule 60(b) motion, Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b), seeking to vacate a default judgment entered against him, pursuant to which he was ordered to forfeit $48,595.00 and 42,730 deutsche marks. The issue on appeal is whether the district judge abused his discretion in refusing to vacate the default judgment.

I. FACTS

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