United States v. Loren Van Den Berg, Loren Van Den Berg v. United States

95 F.3d 1160 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Loren VAN DEN BERG, Defendant-Appellant. Loren VAN DEN BERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-16279, 96-15277. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 13, 1996. * Decided Aug. 21, 1996. Before: BOOCHEVER, NOONAN and THOMPSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Loren Van Den Berg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and sentenced to 37 months imprisonment. He appeals two orders of the district court. The first held that the civil forfeiture of money seized from Van Den Berg upon his arrest did not require vacation of his sentence on double jeopardy grounds. The second held that Van Den Berg had abandoned his additional habeas claims by expressly withdrawing them. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal under…