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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)
STERLING WEST BANCORP
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
859728107
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
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(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
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CUSIP NO. 859728107 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Timothy H. Behunin
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
N/A
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 107,854
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
107,854
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.3%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Sterling West Bancorp
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3287 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Timothy G. Behunin
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:
3287 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(c) Citizenship:
USA
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number:
859728107
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK
WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A :
Not Applicable
(a) ____ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ____ Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act
(c) ____ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of the Act
(d) ____ Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) ____ Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) ____ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see @240.13d-1 (b) (1) (ii)
(g) ____ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with @240.13d-1 (b)
(ii) (G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ____ Group, in accordance with @240.13d-1 (b) (ii) (H)
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficiary Owned
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Shares owned at December 31, 1997 107,854
Right to acquire at December 31, 1997 -0-
Total beneficially owned at December 31, 1997 107,854
(b) Percent of Class 6.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote 107,854
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following ____.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 5, 1998
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Date
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Signature
Timothy Behunin, President,
Behunin Construction Company,
General_Partner, Del Rey Properties
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