Does the common law principle, "First in time is the first in right" apply to third parties?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Allahyari, 980 F.3d 684 (9th Cir. 2020):

2 For all other third parties, the common-law principle, "the first in time is the first in right," remains the rule. United States v. McDermott , 507 U.S. 447, 449, 113 S.Ct. 1526, 123 L.Ed.2d 128 (1993).

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