United States v. Felipe Mendez, Jr.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the timeliness of a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g) for the return of seized property. Felipe Mendez was arrested after a traffic stop in July 2004, and police seized various items of property. After a jury later convicted Mendez of a drug trafficking conspiracy, the district court entered judgment in January 2006, and this court affirmed on direct appeal in July 2007. Mendez moved for the return of seized property in January 2016. The district court 1 concluded that the motion was barred by the statute of limitations, and…