United States v. $277,865.00 United States Currency, and Ernest House, Claimant-Appellant

73 F.3d 371 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. $277,865.00 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, and Ernest House, Claimant-Appellant. No. 94-55796. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 13, 1995. * Decided Dec. 18, 1995. Before: ALDISERT ** , FARRIS, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Ernest House appeals from a judgment pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Sec. 881 (a)(6) forfeiting $227,865.00 that was furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for a controlled substance, or was the proceeds of such an exchange. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * House contends that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress the evidence seized from his car, including the subsequently forfeited money, because the officer who pulled him over lacked probable cause to arrest him for carrying a pistol concealed within a vehicle. We reject the argument. 4…