Sourovelis v. City of Philadelphia

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION .'..1061

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ...1061

*1061A. Civil Forfeiture Procedures Prior to October 2015 . ..1063

B. Defendants’ Interim Measures ...1063

C. Civil Forfeiture Procedures Adopted in 2016 ... 1064

III. PROCEDURAL HISTORY ...1064

IV. LEGAL STANDARDS .. .1066

A Rule 12(b)(1) .. .1066

B. Rule 12(b)(6) .. .1066

V. THE FJD DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS ...1067

A. Rule 12(b)(1) .. .1067

1. Standing, Mootness, and Ripeness ...1067

a. Challenge to Prior Procedures ■...1068

b. Challenge to' Current Procedures ...1070

2. Federalism and…