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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEVON EMILE MARSHALL, 15138-111,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendant. /

No. C 15-00785 CRB (PR)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RETURN OF PROPERTY UNDER

FEDERAL RULE OF CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE 41(g)

(Dkt. #19)

Per order filed on November 4, 2015, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss

with prejudice plaintiff’s instant pro se civil action for declaratory relief and damages under

the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671–2680, the Administrative

Procedures Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701–06, and Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics

Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), based on defendants’ alleged mishandling of plaintiff’s vehicle

after his 2010 arrest. On that same date, the clerk entered judgment and closed the file. 

More than 60 days later, plaintiff filed a motion for return of property or its asserted

value under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g). Plaintiff’s motion (dkt. #19) is

DENIED. Plaintiff previously filed a motion for return of property or its asserted value

under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g) in plaintiff’s federal criminal proceeding

and the court (Alsup, J.) denied the motion on the merits. See United States v. Marshall, No.

CR 10-0881 WHA, 2014 WL 2115318 (N.D. Cal. May 20, 2014) (order). Plaintiff cannot

re-litigate his Rule 41(g) motion before a different judge in a different proceeding. After all,

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United States District Court

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a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g) by definition must be brought in a

criminal, not a civil, proceeding. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: Feb. 11, 2016 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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