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U.S. v. $109,179 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 99-55040.

228 F.3d 1080 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $109,179 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. Leonard C. Maggio, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger S. Hanson, Santa Ana, California, for the claimant-appellant.

Paul Watford and Eliot F. Krieger, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: KOZINSKI, T.G. NELSON and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Leonard Maggio appeals the district court's judgment of forfeiture against defendant of $109,179 in U.S. currency. Maggio challenges, on Fourth Amendment grounds, the actions of police officers which ultimately led to the discovery of the currency. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

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