United States Third Circuit

Government's failure to use minimal, reasonable efforts to locate, and send a letter to plaintiff at his current residence in a civil asset forfeiture proceeding, after a single mailing attempt at his former address followed by return notation to the sender, warranted reversal of summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2001
• Published 02/01/2001

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, AMBRO, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stanley N. Silverman,Law Offices of Silverman & Kost, P.C., Montclair, NJ, for Appellant Don Ameche Foehl, Sr.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter W. Gaeta, Assistant United States Attorney, Robert J. Cleary, United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee U.S.