Wright

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 22 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-438 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:14-cr-00357-APG-VCF-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, c/o ASO CG Technology Holdings

LLC; BRIAN WRIGHT,

Interested Parties - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Andrew P. Gordon, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 17, 2024**

Before: McKEOWN, W. FLETCHER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

This appeal arises out of extended litigation surrounding the seizure of

$40,000 in cash from under Brian Wright’s mattress in 2017. After an evidentiary

hearing on a prior Rule 41(g) motion brought by Wright for return of the money, the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). district court found by a preponderance of the evidence that…