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U.S. v. $277,000 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 93-55448.

69 F.3d 1491 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. $277,000 U.S. CURRENCY, and One 1986 Dodge Ram Charger, Jalisco, Mexico, Lic. # HWY 773, Defendants, and Ramon S. Montes, Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele C. Marchand, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Janet Sherman and Victor Sherman, Sherman and Sherman, Santa Monica, California; Gerson S. Horn, Beverly Hills, California, for claimant-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, NORRIS, and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an important issue, one which undoubtedly occurs with some regularity, and yet one that appears to remain a question of first impression, at least so far as a complete examination is concerned. At times, the United States seizes property, especially cash, and is ultimately found to have no proper claim to the property. When the property must be returned to its owner, the question arises as to what extent may the owner recover...

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