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U.S. v. ONE STAR CLASS SLOOP SAILBOAT BUILT 1930

No. 08-1152.

546 F.3d 26 (2008)

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 October 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Grantland, for appellant.

Anton P. Giedt, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The instant appeal requires us to revisit the FLASH II, a sailing vessel once owned by the late John F. Kennedy. This time around, the district court found that the government had failed to take reasonable steps to notify a part-owner of the vessel (Dr. Kerry Scott Lane) of its intent to forfeit. Since the government already had sold the vessel at auction, the court — which determined that the sales price equalled the vessel's fair market...

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