UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-1677

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

JAMES EDWARD LITMAN,

Claimant - Appellant,

and

1983 BMW 528I, VIN WBADK7302D7956669,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CA-89-1274-JFM)

Submitted: November 7, 1996 Decided: November 18, 1996

Before RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Edward Litman, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Eugene Sims, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals the district court's order denying his mo-

tion for return of forfeited property. We have reviewed the record

and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Ac-

cordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. United States v. Litman, No. CA-89-1274-JFM (D. Md. Apr. 19, 1996). We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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