U.S. v. $493,850.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 06-15225.

518 F.3d 1159 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $493,850.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY; One 1993 Ford F-350 Truck, Defendants. Roy F. Bruno; Miguel Camacho, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Jones, Tucson, AZ, for the claimants-appellants.

Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney, District of Arizona and Joan G. Ruffennach and John Joseph Tuchi, Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, ROBERT R. BEEZER, and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Roy Bruno ("Bruno") and Miguel Camacho ("Camacho") (collectively, "Claimants") appeal the magistrate judge's order granting summary judgment in favor of the government in its civil forfeiture action against $493,850 in U.S. currency and one 1993 Ford F-350 truck. We affirm.

I

On June 3, 2003, Officer John McFarland ("McFarland") of the Arizona Highway Patrol observed a Ford truck with Florida license plates swerve over the...

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