U.S. v. $20,193.39 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 92-56000.

16 F.3d 344 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $20,193.39 U.S. CURRENCY; 14K Yellow Gold Rings 83 Un-Mounted 99.6 DWT; Numerous Other Pieces of Gold Jewelry & Precious Stones, Defendants, and Zareh Berberian, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duncan T. Moran, Graysen & Kaplan, Los Angeles, California, for the claimant-appellant.

Marc A. Feldman, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: SNEED, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

Claimant Zareh Berberian appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in the government's civil forfeiture action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A). The district court held that as an unsecured creditor, Berberian lacked standing to challenge the forfeiture of the defendant property. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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