United States v. Real Properties Situated in County of Snohomish, State of Wash.

988 F.2d 125 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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; Michael Ongaro, and; Sally Ongaro, Plaintiff-Appellees, v. REAL PROPERTIES SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, Peter Gordon Howe, Claimant-Appellant. No. 92-35217. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 1, 1993. * Decided Feb. 17, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before TANG, KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Peter Gordon Howe appeals the district court's order dismissing the government's civil forfeiture action under 21 U.S.C. § 881 (a)(6). Howe contends that the district court erred by denying his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion to vacate an order dismissing a forfeiture action as to two parcels of property ("Property"). Howe also contends that the district court abused its discretion by…