U.S. v. $22,474.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 99-16611.

246 F.3d 1212 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $22,474.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant, and Derek Mahone, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 18, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen B. Bickart, Phoenix, Arizona, for the appellant.

Reid C. Pixler, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, Arizona, for the appellee.

Before: David R. THOMPSON, Diarmuid F. O'SCANNLAIN, and A. Wallace TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted December 12, 2000 — San Francisco, California.

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Derek Mahone appeals the district court's summary judgment forfeiting $22,474.00 to the United States government pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), which statute permits the government to seize and forfeit money exchanged for or intended to be exchanged for illegal controlled substances. Mahone contends the government failed to establish a connection...

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