Opinion
08-21-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. RONALD L. JOHNSON, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
The defendant, Ronald Johnson, filed a motion for the return of property under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g). Postjudgment motions under Rule 41(g) are civil actions subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act. United States v. Stevens, 500 F.3d 625, 628 (7th Cir. 2007). To proceed with such an action, Johnson must file a separate lawsuit and pay the filing fee (or use the partial payment procedures of the PLRA, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)). For now, the Court will DENY the motion [ECF No. 53 in 09-CR-83, ECF No. 86 in 10-CR-121] without prejudice.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 21st day of August, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. Distrrct Judge