United States v. $63,530.00 in United States Currency

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A Sheriffs Deputy seized $63,530 in U.S. Currency from Appellant Mark Brewer notice of the seizure. After Brewer filed a claim asserting his interest in the currency, the United States initiated a judicial forfeiture proceeding. Brewer then filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that notice was deficient and that the government had failed to plead sufficient facts to allow the complaint to proceed. The district court denied the motion to dismiss and proceeded to a bench trial, after which it ordered the currency forfeited. Brewer appeals, asserting that the district court…