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U.S. v. $129,727.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 96-55606.

129 F.3d 486 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $129,727.00 U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. Daniel Trujillo, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Sherman, Sherman & Sherman, Santa Monica, CA, for Claimant-Appellant.

Michele C. Marchand and Mariam A. Krinsky, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: HALL and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WINMILL, District Judge.

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Daniel Trujillo appeals the district court's judgment of forfeiture of $128,740 in drug-trafficking proceeds under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). Trujillo argues the Government failed to show probable cause for the forfeiture. In addition, he contends that the civil forfeiture statute violates due process by requiring the Government to merely show probable cause in quasi-criminal proceedings. We affirm.

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