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U.S. v. $11,500.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 11-35923.

710 F.3d 1006 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $11,500.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, in rem; $2,971.00 in United States Currency, in rem, Defendants, and Charles Guerrero, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank de la Puente , Attorney, Salem, OR, for Claimant-Appellant.

S. Amanda Marshall , United States Attorney, Kelly A. Zusman , Appellate Chief, and Robert D. Nesler , Assistant United States Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: BARRY G. SILVERMAN, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

Civil forfeiture actions brought by the government require compliance with certain rules by both the government and by any claimant. In this case, the government and the only claimant each violated one of the rules. This appeal requires us to consider the appropriate consequences.

The government sought to forfeit two bundles of currency in the amounts of $11,500 and $2,971. Only one contrary claim was filed regarding...

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