U.S. v. U.S. Currency in the Amount of $110,000.00, 83-6111
| Decision Date | 02 April 1984 |
| Docket Number | No. 83-6111,83-6111 |
| Citation | 735 F.2d 326 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. U.S. CURRENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $110,000.00, Defendant. Jo Ann Oberlin, Applicant for Intervention-Appellant. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit |
Jo Ann Oberlin, pro se.
D. Michael Waltz, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Before WALLACE, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and MARQUEZ *, District Judge.
Jo Ann Oberlin appeals from the denial of her motion to intervene in an action brought by the government seeking forfeiture of $110,000.00 in currency held by her husband, Marcel R. Oberlin, on or before February 19, 1982 with the intent to facilitate a violation of Subchapter I, Chapter 13 of Title 21, United States Code. The complaint in the forfeiture action was filed on May 17, 1982. Marcel R. Oberlin was personally served with a copy of the complaint and the warrant on June 4, 1982.
On May 20, 1982, the district court appointed the Drug Enforcement Administration as substitute custodian of the currency ordered seized pursuant to the warrant of arrest in rem, in order to avoid transfer of the currency then in its possession to the custody of the United States Marshal.
The warrant of arrest in rem was issued on May 21, 1982. On May 27, 1982, the United States Marshal personally served the property seizure assistant of the Drug Enforcement Administration with a copy of the warrant for arrest in rem.
On July 21, 1982, an order was issued pursuant to a stipulation entered between the government and attorney Gregory W. Schmid, acting on behalf of Jo Ann Oberlin and her husband Marcel R. Oberlin, granting Jo Ann and Marcel R. Oberlin "an open-ended extension of time to respond to the subject complaint" in the forfeiture proceeding until after the resolution of the criminal proceedings involving Jo Ann and Marcel R. Oberlin.
After the resolution of the criminal case, Mr. Schmid agreed that Jo Ann Oberlin would respond or otherwise plead on or before December 14, 1982. (Marcel Oberlin committed suicide on October 18, 1982). This date was extended to December 27, 1982 by agreement of counsel. It was further agreed that if a response was not filed by December 27, 1982, the government would seek entry of a default judgment.
On December 28, 1982, Mr. Schmid advised the United States Attorney that Jo Ann Oberlin had elected not to respond or otherwise file an appearance in this case. A...
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