United States v. $149,345 United States Currency, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant. United States of America v. $149,345 United States Currency, Joan Celia Lavine, Intervenor-Counterclaimant-Appellant. United States of America v. $149,345 United States Currency, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor/appellant

747 F.2d 1278 40 Fed.R.Serv.2d 835 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Joan Celia Lavine, Intervenor-Counterclaimant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. $149,345 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Andres Alonso, Jr., Intervenor/Appellant. Nos. 83-5707, 83-5881 and 83-6303. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 2, 1984. Decided Nov. 20, 1984. Stephen D. Petersen, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Andres Alonso, Jr., Joan C. Lavine, Los Angeles, Cal., for intervenor-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before KILKENNY, HUG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 Andres Alonso, Jr., and Joan C. Lavine, acting on her own behalf and for the estate of Morris Lavine, appeal dismissal of their claims for funds seized under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 881 (a)(6) as alleged drug proceeds. Both Alonso and Lavine are attorneys. They claimed the currency was payment for…