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U.S. v. $49,576.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 95-56170.

116 F.3d 425 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $49,576.00 U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, Francisco Lombera, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Ross, Eric Avazian, Law Offices of David L. Ross, Beverly Hills, CA, for claimant-appellant Francisco Lombera.

Miriam A. Krinsky, Carla A. Ford, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

Before: HALL, KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Kozinski; Concurrence by Judge Hall.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider whether the government has met its burden of proof in a civil forfeiture action.

I

On January 31, 1994, appellant was detained and searched by a Drug Enforcement Administration Narcotics Task Force at the Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California. The agents had been notified by an American Airlines...

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