Can a search warrant authorize the seizure of dealer jackets?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Pac. Marine Ctr. Inc. v. Silva, CASE NO. CV F 09-1409 LJO JLT (E.D. Cal. 2011):

In this case, the search warrant authorized the seizure of business documents, including paper documents and computer systems. While plaintiffs argue that the "dealer jackets" are different from the "customer jackets," the warrant authorizes seizure of "any other documents which may show criminal activity pertaining to the purchase and/or sales of vehicles." A search warrant need only be reasonably specific, rather than elaborately detailed. United States v. Mann, 389 F.3d at 877. The Statement of Probable Cause supported seizure of customer jackets because customers had indicated that they did not get the warranties that they believe they had purchased. The customer jackets were probative of sales of warranties to customers who did not in fact receive the warranty. A reasonable officer would believe that evidence of criminal activity may be contained in the customer jackets.

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