U.S. v. $133,420.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 10-16727.

672 F.3d 629 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $133,420.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, and Damon J. Louis, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Michael (argued) and Edward M. Burch , Law Offices of David M. Michael, San Francisco, CA, for claimant-appellant Damon J. Louis.

Reid C. Pixler , Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

Before: SUSAN P. GRABER and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and LEWIS A. KAPLAN, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises in the context of a civil forfeiture action instituted by the government after it seized $133,420 found in Damon Louis's car. Louis asserts that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to the government after determining that Louis lacked standing. Because the district court did not err in striking Louis's interrogatory response claiming ownership of the property, and because the remaining evidence...

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