Abraham A. Augustin v. United States
DueProcess Securities Privacy
Whether the United States indictment of a defendant created ancillary jurisdiction over the property
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. WHETHER THE UNITED STATES INDICTMENT OF A DEFENDANT WHO'S PROPERTY WAS SEIZED BY THE STATE AND FBI DURING THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF A CASE PROSECUTED IN FEDERAL COURT CREATED ANCILLARY JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY BY THE UNITED STATES AND U.S. DISTRICT COURT? II. WHETHER A DISTRICT COURT ADJUDICATING A RULE 41(g) PROCEEDING FILED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, CONSIDERED TO BE A CIVIL ACTION , IN EQUITY, HAS PANOPLY POWER TO GRANT RELIEF, INCLUDING ALLOWING THE CLAIMANT TO ASSERT ALTERNATIVE CLAIMS? . IIL. WHETHER A DISTRICT COURT'S FOUR-YEAR DELAY AND THE CIRCUIT'S SEVEN-YEAR DELAY IN ADJUDICATING A MOTION FOR THE RETURN OF PROPERTY CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROPERTY'S DESTRUCTION?