United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, TAI LOONG HONG MARINE No. 05-56274 PRODUCTS, LIMITED, Claimant-Appellant,  D.C. No. CV-03-00594-BTM v. OPINION APPROXIMATELY 64,695 POUNDS OF SHARK FINS, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 14, 2007—Pasadena, California Filed March 17, 2008 Before: Stephen Reinhardt, Raymond C. Fisher, and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges. Opinion by…