UNITED STATES v. $129,374 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 84-6419.

769 F.2d 583 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $129,374 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, and All Related Actions, Gerald M. Geiger, as conservator of the estate of Lewis Michael Geiger, Applicant for Intervention-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Plaxico, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Howard Finkelstein, Jenkins & Perry, San Diego, Cal., for applicant for intervention-appellant.

Before WALLACE, TANG and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Gerald Geiger (Gerald) appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to intervene in a forfeiture proceeding under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) concerning property belonging to his fugitive brother, Lewis Geiger (Lewis). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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This matter stems from a search pursuant to a warrant of Lewis' home that was conducted on April 22, 1983. The search produced significant...

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