Welker v. United States

664 F.2d 1384 Vernon WELKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; U.S. Customs Inspector 2624; U.S. Customs Investigator Homer; Customs Supervisor 2447; and U.S. Customs Director, Defendants-Appellees. No. 81-5266. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Resubmitted June 29, 1981. Decided Jan. 7, 1982. Vernon Welker, in pro. per. Joseph T. Cook, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for the U.S. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before CHAMBERS and TANG, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, * District Judge. CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge: 1 Welker has had some sort of problem with some United States Customs officer or officers at the San Ysidro, California, Port of Entry (near San Diego, California). Welker is an American citizen who had been down in Mexico in his automobile. 2 Upon his return, he brought back a collection of old pieces of wood. Some of the wood was on his back seat and some was in the trunk of his car. At the entry point he told an officer or officers about the wood on his back seat and seems to have neglected mentioning the wood in the trunk. The wood in the trunk became an issue. There is no suggestion…