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UNITED STATES v. $239,500 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 84-5670.

764 F.2d 771 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $239,500 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant-Appellant. Arthur Clyde Ellis, Jr., and Free Zone Bank, Ltd., Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 1, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Herrick, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert A. Rosenberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and THOMAS, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue in this forfeiture case is whether the district court erred in ordering that defendant currency be forfeited and that appellants' claims of an interest in the currency be stricken for their failure to comply with an order of the court directing their appearance for deposition. 31 U.S.C.A. § 5317(c); Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b). Finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

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