· 11/13/1978
Mr. Lucky Messenger Service, Inc. v. United States of America
Citations
- 587 F.2d 15
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 7806
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- remanding for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the government could reasonably justify retaining plaintiffs cash for over 17 months without bringing any charges
- applying above factors to determine propriety of equitable jurisdiction over Rule 41(g
- if movant proves seizure, lack of return, and lapse of time, government must then go forward with an attempt to justify its conduct
- independent cause of action for return of property
- motion solely for return of property
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Judges: Cummings, Pell, Wood
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