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U.S. v. APPROXIMATELY 64,695 POUNDS OF SHARK FINS

No. 05-56274.

520 F.3d 976 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Tai Loong Hong Marine Products, Limited, Claimant-Appellant, v. APPROXIMATELY 64,695 POUNDS OF SHARK FINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan Y.Y. Ho, Esq., Honolulu, HI, for the defendant-appellant.

Carol C. Lam, Esq., Roger W. Haines, Jr., Esq., Mary C. Lundberg, Esq., United States Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from a civil complaint brought by the U.S. Government for the forfeiture of 64,695 pounds of shark fins found on board the King Diamond II ("KD II"), a United States vessel. Claimant-Appellant Tai Loong Hong Marine Products, Ltd. ("TLH") owned the shark fins. TLH, a Hong Kong company, had chartered the KD II and ordered it to meet foreign fishing vessels on the high seas, purchase shark fins from those...

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