seized-property
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-1064 | Michael Prime v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2026-03-06 | Pending | Response Waived | equitable-defense federal-rule-of-criminal-procedure-41 laches motion-for-return prejudice seized-property | Whether the government may satisfy the "prejudice" element of the equitable defense of laches by relying on its own voluntary destruction of seized pr… |
| 18-7615 | Michael Alexander Bacon v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2019-01-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | circuit-court-split criminal-justice-process criminal-procedure evidentiary-inquiry fact-finding factual-dispute federal-rule-41 federal-rule-of-criminal-procedure-41(g) government-possession post-conviction-motion property-return property-seizure rule-41g seized-property | Courts widely recognize the general rule that seized property, other than contraband, should be returned to its rightful owner once criminal proceedin… |