United States of America, Eytan Mayzel, Claimant-Appellee v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency, United States of America, Eytan Mayzel, Claimant-Appellant v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency, United States of America, Eric Amiel, Claimant-Appellant v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency

354 F.3d 1110 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, Eytan Mayzel, Claimant-Appellee, v. $100,348.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Eytan Mayzel, Claimant-Appellant, v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency, Defendant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Eric Amiel, Claimant-Appellant, v. $100,348.00 in U.S. Currency, Defendant. No. 02-55330. No. 02-55363. No. 02-55364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 3, 2003. Filed January 16, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED John S. Gordon, Assistant United States Attorney, and Janet C. Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee. Eric Honig, Marina del Rey, CA, for claimant-appellee-cross-appellant Eytan Mayzel. Elizabeth N. Rafeedie, Malibu, CA, for claimant-appellee-cross-appellant Eric Amiel. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-08921-RSWL. Before: D.W. NELSON, WARDLAW and FISHER, Circuit Judges. WARDLAW, J., authored the opinion of the Court as to Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VII and…