United States Ninth Circuit

District court had subject matter jurisdiction over this civil forfeiture case, notwithstanding the untimely service of process per the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims. Remanded to determine the consequences of the government's untimely service.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/04/2004
• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and KIM WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John E. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elon A. Pollack, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.