United States v. Miguel Quienteros Valencia

97 F.3d 1463 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Miguel Quienteros VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30369. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 25, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Miguel Quinteros Valencia appeals pro se the district court's denial of his Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(e) motion for the return of seized property. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we review de novo the district court's denial of a Rule 41(e) motion. United States v. Mills, 991 F.2d 609, 612 (9th Cir.1993). We affirm. 1 3 Valencia contends that the district court erred by denying his Rule 41(e) motion for the return of several items of property seized in connection with his arrest on drug-related charges. We disagree. 4 Once the federal government has completed civil forfeiture proceedings, Fed.R.Crim.P. 54(b) precludes a…