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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1994 BMW 325, VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) WBABF4323REK13663, Defendant, and Andres Martinez, Jr., Claimant-Appellant.
    No. 03-56183.
    D.C. No. CV-01-05245-MMM.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted May 10, 2004.
    
    Decided May 20, 2004.
    
      Steven R. Welk, USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Andres Martinez, Jr., North Las Vegas, NV, pro se.
    Before CANBY, KOZINSKI, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Andres Martinez, Jr. appeals pro se the district court’s default judgment in the government’s civil forfeiture action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion the district court’s decision whether to enter a default judgment, Aldabe v. Aldabe, 616 F.2d 1089, 1092-1093 (9th Cir.1980), and we affirm.

Martinez does not dispute that he failed to file an answer or claim with the district court. Accordingly, the district court properly rejected Martinez’s opposition to the government’s motion for default judgment because his “failure to comply with the applicable filing requirements precluded his standing as a ‘party’ to the action.” United States v. Real Property, 135 F.3d 1312,1317 (9th Cir.1998).

Martinez’s remaining contentions lack merit. Martinez’s March 1, 2004 motion to file an oversized brief is denied.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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