96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9440, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,493 United States of America v. $46,588.00 in U.S. Currency and $20.00 in Canadian Currency, More or Less, and All Proceeds Therefrom, Juliana Miriam Steernberg, Claimant-Appellant

103 F.3d 902 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9440 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,493 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $46,588.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY AND $20.00 IN CANADIAN CURRENCY, more or less, and all proceeds therefrom, Defendant, Juliana Miriam Steernberg, Claimant-Appellant. No. 94-35478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1995. Decided Dec. 26, 1996. Victor V. Hoff, Mikkelborg, Broz, Wells & Fryer, Seattle, WA, for claimant-appellant. Peter O. Mueller and Lawrence Lincoln, Assistant United States Attorneys, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-00240-TSZ. Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 Juliana Miriam Steernberg ("Steernberg") appeals a summary judgment forfeiting currency to the United States. The U.S. Border Patrol seized the currency from Steernberg and handed it over to the Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA"). The DEA replaced the currency with a cashier's check, and delivered the check to the U.S. Marshal who deposited it in the Seized…