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U.S. v. ONE STAR CLASS SLOOP SAILBOAT

No. 06-1089.

458 F.3d 16 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. ONE STAR CLASS SLOOP SAILBOAT built in 1930 with Hull Number 721, named "FLASH II", Defendant in Rem. Kerry Scott Lane, Claimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 16, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Grantland, for appellant.

Shelby D. Wright, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and SARIS, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the government initiated a forfeiture proceeding against a prized sailboat, once owned by the late John F. Kennedy, and secured a default judgment that obliterated the ownership interest of Dr. Kerry Scott Lane. Arguing that the government gave him inadequate notice of the forfeiture action, Lane asked the district court for relief from the judgment. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b). The court refused. Lane now appeals.

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