WHITING v. U.S.

No. 99-1141.

231 F.3d 70 (2000)

Darryl WHITING, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl Whiting on brief pro se.

Elizabeth L. Prevett, Federal Defender Office, with whom Leo T. Sorokin was on brief for the Federal Defender Office, Amicus Curiae.

Richard L. Hoffman, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and CASELLAS, District Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises the question of what is constitutionally adequate notice to a prisoner of civil proceedings to forfeit assets related to federal drug crimes. The story begins with the indictment, on December 11, 1990, of Darryl Whiting for a series of drug-related offenses. Less than a year later, on July 24, 1991, Whiting was convicted of cocaine distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1994), conducting a continuing criminal enterprise...

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