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· 11/13/1978

Mr. Lucky Messenger Service, Inc. v. United States of America

Citations

  • 587 F.2d 15
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 7806

How courts have described this case

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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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