Hill v. United States

MEMORANDUM

NEWCOMER, District Judge.

Before the court is Plaintiff, James Hill’s, Motion for Return of Seized Property. For the following reasons, the court will dismiss plaintiffs motion.

I. Factual Background:

On, or around, March 14, 1989, $8,709.00 and seven firearms were seized from James Hill, Jr.’s residence at 280 S. 60th Street in Philadelphia. On June 21, 1989, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 1316.75 and 19 U.S.C. § 1607, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) caused notice of the seizure to be published in the USA Today, a publication of local and national circulation, for three successive weeks.…