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U.S. v. ONE LOT OF $25,721.00 IN CURRENCY

Nos. 90-1688, 90-2170.

938 F.2d 1417 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. ONE LOT OF $25,721.00 IN CURRENCY, Defendant, Appellee, John Mele, Claimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. Nixon with whom Henry F. Owens, III and Owens & Associates were on brief, Boston, Mass., for claimant, appellant.

Christopher F. Bator, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Roberta T. Brown, Asst. U.S. Atty. and Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., were on brief, Boston, Mass., for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a civil forfeiture case. Claimant-appellant John Mele appeals from a summary judgment awarding the government $25,721 in United States currency.1

There are three issues: (1) whether we have jurisdiction to hear the appeal; (2) whether the district court abused its discretion in denying claimant's motion for relief of judgment invoking Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1) and (b)(6); and (3) whether the government...

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