Opinion ID: 5899
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Text: 2 In May 1990, Terrance Hunt filed a motion under FED.R.CRIM.P. 41(e) for the return of approximately $46,000, claiming that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) erroneously held this money. Hunt later added several Louisiana parties as defendants to his motion. 1 3 In August 1990, the FBI issued two checks to Hunt for the total amount that he claimed. Louisiana seized these checks two months later according to a Louisiana judge's warrant, which authorized [Louisiana officials] to seize said aforementioned checks and hold them subject to the orders of th[e] court. In November 1990, Louisiana claimed the checks in forfeiture proceedings. 4 By adopting a magistrate's recommendations, the district court held that Hunt's Rule 41(e) motion must be dismissed because the Louisiana forfeiture proceeding represents an adequate remedy at law under which he can recover his property. Alternatively, the court held that the Louisiana defendants must be dismissed because Hunt did not properly name them or state claims against them.