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U.S. v. REAL PROPERTY LOC. 25445 VIA DONA CHRISTA

No. 95-56352.

138 F.3d 403 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25445 VIA DONA CHRISTA, VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA, Defendant, and Ramdas P. Gupta, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Ellis (Argued), James M. Harris, and Joel K. Liberson, Sidley & Austin, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant.

Janet C. Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: GIBSON, KOZINSKI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Ramdas Gupta, Claimant-Appellant, appeals the civil forfeiture of his real property pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(7) (1994). Claimant's property was seized in connection with continuous drug sales and activity.

Claimant argues that the district court erred in reinstating civil forfeiture of his property, because the forfeiture was an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. We respectfully...

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