United States Ninth Circuit

In a civil forfeiture action, summary judgment against defendants is affirmed where they lack a sufficient interest in the property to have Article III standing, and, consequently, may not contest the forfeiture.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2004
• Decided 10/01/2004
• Published 10/01/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth Owen, Esq., Castro Valley, CA, for the claimants-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, and Courtney J. Linn, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.