United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a claim against the government for money recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard that was tossed into the Caribbean Sea while claimant and his crew were fleeing the U.S. Coast Guard, is: 1) affirmed in part, where claimant did not have the requisite ownership interest in the $8 million needed to establish standing in a forfeiture action; but 2) reversed in part, where claimant presented enough evidence to demonstrate constitutional standing to contest the forfeiture of the $10,000 found on his person.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2013
• Published 06/17/2013

Judges

• THOMPSON

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel