Did the lower court have the authority to, sua sponte, set aside the petitioners' contracts, and conduct a fee inquiry into whether or not funds were available to be returned to the defendants?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. DID THE LOWER COURT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, SUA SPONTE, SET ASIDE THE PETITIONERS’ CONTRACTS, AND CONDUCT AN FEE INQUIRY INTO WHETHER OR NOT FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEFENDANTS? II. ASSUMING ITS POST HOC APPLICABILITY, DID 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(f) AUTHORIZE THE LOWER COURTS TO, SUA SPONTE, COMPEL PETITIONERS TO SURRENDER “AVAILABLE FUNDS” UNDER THREAT OF CONTEMPT, WHEN THE COURT CREATED THE “AVAILABLE FUNDS” THROUGH A WRONGFUL SEIZURE WHERE NO CJA VOUCHERS WERE EVER FILED? ii PARTIES Jerome D. Lee, Stephen E Brown Bennett, and Taylor Lee & Associates LLC are the Petitioners in this action and were the Appellants in the proceedings below. The United States of America is the Respondent in this action and was the Appellee in the proceedings below.