United States v. Maria Jesus Campas-Perez, Claimant-Appellant, and $144,260 in U.S. Currency Fifteen Pieces of Jewelry

977 F.2d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Maria Jesus CAMPAS-PEREZ, Claimant-Appellant, and $144,260 in U.S. Currency; Fifteen Pieces of Jewelry, Defendants. No. 91-15542. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 15, 1992. Decided Oct. 5, 1992. Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Maria Campas-Perez appeals the district court's denial of her motion requesting prejudgment interest after she prevailed in the government's civil forfeiture action against her money and jewelry. The district court awarded Campas-Perez the money and jewelry on the ground that she was an innocent owner and awarded postjudgment but not prejudgment interest. We affirm. 3 The district judge ruled that nowhere did the government waive sovereign immunity granting the claimant the right to collect prejudgment interest. The decision to grant prejudgment interest is…