U.S. v. $69,292.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 93-56545.

62 F.3d 1161 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $69,292.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, Abdul Majeed Faheemi and Abdul Aziz Faheemi, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Brennan, Manhattan Beach, CA, and Susan A. Kerans, Los Angeles, CA, for claimants-appellants.

Mark A. Feldman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: Betty B. FLETCHER, David R. THOMPSON and Pamela Ann RYMER, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge FLETCHER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge RYMER.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The Faheemi brothers — Adbul Aziz Faheemi and Abdul Majeed Faheemi — appeal a summary judgment in the Government's favor. The district court forfeited to the government funds seized from Abdul Aziz as he was boarding an airplane for a flight to the United Arab Emirates. We reverse and remand.

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