United States v. DuPont

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

United States v. DuPont

Opinion

USCA1 Opinion





August 4, 1992
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]






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No. 92-1021

UNITED STATES,

Appellee,

v.

JULIAN DuPONT,

Defendant, Appellant.


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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


[Hon. Shane Devine, U.S. District Judge]
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Before

Breyer, Chief Judge,
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Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
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and Cyr, Circuit Judge.
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Julian DuPont on brief pro se.
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Jeffrey R. Howard, United States Attorney, and Jean B. Weld,
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Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.


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Per Curiam. On the record as developed in the
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district court, we agree with the district court's conclusion

that the notice sent was reasonably calculated to notify

appellant of the forfeiture proceeding and hence was

constitutionally adequate. See Stateside Machinery Co. v.
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Alperin, 591 F.2d 234, 240-42 (3rd Cir. 1979) (service, sent
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to party's last known address, was reasonably calculated to

apprise party of action, and adversary was not required to

contact party's counsel in an effort to locate the party once

service was returned unclaimed).

Appellant argues for the first time on appeal that

in March 1989 when the notice was sent, the government had

actual knowledge of appellant's new address. Appellant did

not raise this argument below, however, and hence can not

raise it for the first time on appeal. Moreover, the factors

on which appellant relies for knowledge -- the government's

failure to assert change of address without notice as a

ground for revocation of bail and the August 14, 1989 PSR's

notation of appellant's new address -- do not show that in

March 1989 the government knew of appellant's change of

address.

Appellant's motion for appointment of counsel is

denied.

Affirmed.
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