United States v. Real Property 513 Ferrero Lane Gilbert Ramirez, Claimant-Appellant

968 F.2d 1222 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REAL PROPERTY 513 FERRERO LANE; Defendant, Gilbert RAMIREZ, Claimant-Appellant. No. 91-56001. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 7, 1992. * Decided July 15, 1992. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; No. CV-89-3571-KN, David V. Kenyon, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before: FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Ramirez was the owner-claimant in the civil forfeiture proceeding below. Acting pro se on this appeal, appellant raises two issues challenging the forfeiture to the United States of the defendant real property, which we address in turn. 3 * Appellant contends that the district court violated due process in permitting the government to wait two and one-half years following his conviction to proceed with forfeiture, and to give…