U.S. v. $4,224,958.57

No. 03-56681.

392 F.3d 1002 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Sandra V. Boylan; Aidan J. Greaney; Dale D. Cochard; John R. Combes; Cynthia Crough; Robert Drake; Eddie Ewell; Roger Gilmore; Jaime Hamame; Linda Hoitt; Jerry Holladay; Marlow, Davis & Byrd; Kenyfield Ltd.; Curt Landberg; Helen Louros; William D. McPeak; Mid America Capital Trust; Ida Ruth Morehouse; Douglas Shortt; A.G. Skinner; Robert Stein; Martin Sterenbuch; Paul W. Vandermolen, Jr., Claimants-Appellants, v. $4,224, 958.57, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 24, 2004.

Amended December 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Smith, Alexandria, VA, for the claimants-appellants.

Steven R. Welk, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before NOONAN, CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and FOGEL, District Judge.


NOONAN, Circuit Judge.

Sandra V. Boylan, et al. (Appellants) appeal the judgment of the district court denying them Article III standing to enter claims against the funds in this forfeiture proceeding brought by the United States. Holding that they do in fact have a cognizable legal interest in the property, we reverse the judgment against them and remand for proceedings in conformity with this opinion.

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