Legal Opinion

Bautista v. United States

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided February 11, 1993No. 92 C 4817PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NICKERSON, District Judge:

Plaintiff Jose Bautista seeks the return of property seized from him at the time of his arrest at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“Kennedy Airport”) on or about September 27, 1991.

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Because this is one of many similar cases which now clog the docket and consume the resources of the Eastern District of New York, the court reviews the broader problem of which this case is a minor manifestation before addressing the particulars of Bautista's claim.

Requests by criminal defendants and convicted prisoners for return of property seized from them…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Allen Hodge v. Police Officers: Colon, 623 and Repuerto, 145Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  3. Luis Mora v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  4. Martin Onwubiko v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dekalu Add Rufu v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. Pimentel v. United States Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  3. Otonye v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995

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