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U.S. v. ONE 1954 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER DAWN

No. 84-6467.

777 F.2d 1358 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. ONE 1954 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER DAWN, SERIAL NUMBER SNF107, California License 1BT LZ64, its tools and appurtenances, Defendant/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey G. Varga, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff/appellee.

Mark Overland, Overland, Berke, Wesley, Gits, Randolph & Levanas, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant/appellant.

Before GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the forfeiture of a 1954 Rolls Royce automobile that was used in an illegal tax shelter investment. The automobile's owner, Richard I. Chira, contests the forfeiture on the grounds that his vehicle was not used in the tax shelter scheme and that the delay in instituting forfeiture proceedings was unreasonable. The district court ordered forfeiture of the automobile. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND<...

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