United States First Circuit

Summary judgment for the United States in a civil forfeiture action is affirmed over the property owner's arguments that: 1) the Government's forfeiture complaint was barred by the statute of limitations; 2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; and 3) the U.S. perpetrated a fraud on the court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

• SHADUR, Senior District Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Circuit Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bernard Grossberg, for appellants., Thomas P. Colantuono, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jean B. Weld, United States Attorney, was on brief, for the United States.