Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Louisa Ullah, Claimant-Appellant, v. $214,370.09 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-07-10
Citations: 285 F. App'x 417
Docket Number: No. 06-56127
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Louisa Ullah, Claimant-Appellant, v. $214,370.09 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 285
Pages: 417–418

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Louisa Ullah, Claimant-Appellant, v. $214,370.09 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant.
No. 06-56127.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 1, 2008.
Filed July 10, 2008.
Steven R. Welk, Esq., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jeffrey S. Mintz, Esq., Hemet, CA, for Claimant-Appellant.
Before: WALLACE, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Louisa Ullah appeals from the district court's judgment in favor of the United States in this civil forfeiture action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We may affirm on any ground supported by the record and consider sua sponte the issue of Article III standing, Pritikin v. Dep't of Energy, 254 F.3d 791, 796 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.
Ullah lacks standing because she settled her claim to her community property in terest in the defendant currency, and has not established that she retains a "color-able interest" in the currency. See United States v. Real Property Located at 5208 Los Franciscos Way, 385 F.3d 1187, 1191 (9th Cir.2004) (discussing Article III standing requirements in a civil forfeiture action); see also S.D. Myers, Inc. v. City and County of S.F., 253 F.3d 461, 474-76 (9th Cir.2001) (concluding that plaintiffs stipulation concerning the claim at issue affected whether plaintiff had standing).
Because Ullah lacks standing, we cannot address her challenges to the merits of the forfeiture action. See Real Property Located at 5208 Los Franciscos Way, 385 F.3d at 1193-94.
Ullah's request for judicial notice is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.