U.S. v. $2,490.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 86-6651.

825 F.2d 1419 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $2,490.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, 2,610,000.00 in Mexican Pesos, Defendant, and Walker B. Monroe, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Houston, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Janet Sherman, Santa Monica, Cal., for claimant-appellant.

Before BROWNING, ALARCON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The United States filed a complaint for forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881 (1982 & Supp. III 1985) against Walter Monroe (Monroe) following his attempt to transport Mexican pesos from the United States to Mexico. The district court subsequently granted the government's motion for summary judgment from which Monroe timely appeals. We dismiss the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that the res — the currency —...

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