United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of claimant's claim to $671,170 in currency seized from a vehicle rented by him, and the resulting default judgment in favor of the government, are affirmed, where: 1) claimant met the statutory definition of a fugitive from justice; 2) the district court did not err in denying claimant's request to convert the government's motion to strike into a motion for summary judgment; and 3) claimant's remaining arguments are barred by the Fugitive Disentitlement Statute, which prohibits him from litigating issues related to his pending criminal case without subjecting himself to the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County criminal court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/18/2013
• Published 09/18/2013

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• United States Ninth Circuit

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