Forrester

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 05-50410 v.  D.C. No.

MARK STEPHEN FORRESTER, CR-01-03177-TJW

Defendant-Appellant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-50493 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. CR-01-03177-1-

DENNIS LOUIS ALBA, TJW

Defendant-Appellant. ORDER

AMENDING

 OPINION AND

DENYING

PETITION FOR

REHEARING AND

SUGGESTION

FOR REHEARING

EN BANC AND

AMENDED

 OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Thomas J. Whelan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 12, 2007—Pasadena, California

141 142 UNITED STATES v. FORRESTER Filed July 6, 2007 Amended July 25, 2007 Second Amendment January 7, 2008

Before: Raymond C. Fisher, Richard R. Clifton and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Fisher UNITED STATES v. FORRESTER 145

COUNSEL

Benjamin L. Coleman, Coleman & Balogh LLP, San Diego, California, for…