SNITKO v. UNITED STATES

No. 22-56050.

90 F.4th 1250 (2024)

Paul SNITKO; Jennifer Snitko; Joseph Ruiz; Tyler Gothier; Jeni Verdon-Pearsons; Michael Storc; Travis May, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; E. Martin Estrada, in His Official Capacity as Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California; Donald Alway, in His Official Capacity as an Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 23, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Johnson (argued), Institute for Justice, Shaker Heights, Ohio; Robert P. Frommer , Joseph Gay , and Michael Greenberg , Institute for Justice, Arlington, Virginia; Nilay U. Vora and Jeffrey A. Atteberry , The Vora Law Firm PC, Santa Monica, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Victor A. Rodgers (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Section; Maxwell K. Coll and Bram M. Alden , Assistant United States Attorneys; Mack E. Jenkins , Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division Chief; Martin E. Estrada , United States Attorney; Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Mark A. Perry, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Cato Institute.

Partial Concurrence by Judge VanDyke


OPINION

This case arises out of the government's "inventory" of 700 safe deposit boxes at US Private Vaults (USPV), a company the government was investigating for various...

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