No. 22-6419

Brian Wright v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: asset-forfeiture cash-seizure civil-procedure civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-procedure property-rights rule-41g
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should Mr. Wright be allowed a return of his seized cash?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should Mr. Wright be allowed a return of his seized cash when Mr. Wright filed a motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(g) to return the cash, and the government did not initiate a forfeiture or otherwise connect the cash to a prosecuted case? i

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2023)

Attorneys

Brian Wright
Angela Helen DowsCory Reade Dows & Shafer, Petitioner
Angela Helen DowsCory Reade Dows & Shafer, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent