United States v. $100,375.00 in U.S. Currency, Curtis McDonald

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Claimant Curtis McDonald appeals the judgment of forfeiture of money used in drug-related activities. A default judgment was entered by the court when counsel for McDonald was not diligent in pursuing the claim. McDonald does not claim that the court committed error in granting a default judgment, but he claims that he was denied his constitutional rights to effective counsel under the Sixth Amendment and to due process under the Fifth Amendment. For reasons stated herein, we reject both claims and affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1992, Drug…