Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 29, 2002, No. 00-57132; D.C. No. CV-99-8534-MMM (United States v. $180,893.00 U.S. Currency)

MEMORANDUM ***

Appellant Steven Warden appeals the district court’s grant of the Government’s Rule 56 motion for summary judgment in the underlying forfeiture action. Warden argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment for the government because the forfeiture constituted an excessive fine in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.