U.S. v. $40,955.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 07-55860.

554 F.3d 752 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $40,955.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant. Basel el Farra, Fatima el Farra, and Rawia el Farra, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. McCabe and Richard M. Barnett, San Diego, CA, for the claimants-appellants.

Bruce C. Smith, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: SUSAN P. GRABER and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and DAVID G. TRAGER, District Judge.


TRAGER, District Judge:

This case arises from a civil complaint brought by the U.S. Government for the forfeiture of $40,955 that were the proceeds of marijuana sales. Basel, Fatima and Rawia El Farra (together, "appellants") claimed interests in the forfeited currency and now appeal rulings of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1) denying their motion to suppress evidence obtained in a search of Basel and Fatima's home, (2)...

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