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UNITED STATES v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Nos. 83-5707, 83-5881 and 83-6303.

747 F.2d 1278 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Joan Celia Lavine, Intervenor-Counterclaimant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Petersen, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Andres Alonso, Jr., Joan C. Lavine, Los Angeles, Cal., for intervenor-appellant.

Before KILKENNY, HUG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Andres Alonso, Jr., and Joan C. Lavine, acting on her own behalf and for the estate of Morris Lavine, appeal dismissal of their claims for funds seized under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) as alleged drug proceeds. Both Alonso and Lavine are attorneys. They claimed the currency was payment for legal fees but refused to identify their clients on grounds of the attorney-client privilege. The district court struck the claims as a sanction under...

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