Earlier in 2023, the New York County Assistant District Attorney (Matthew Bogdanos) obtained a seizure warrant for a sculpture located at the Cleveland Museum of Art ("CMA"). The basis for the seizure is the claim that the sculpture is stolen property and that it is part of an investigation into the sale of the sculpture in New York several decades ago. In response, the CMA filed a civil action in federal district court in Northern Ohio, claiming that the statue is not stolen property. 

You are a clerk for the judge in whose court this claim has been filed. The judge has asked you to draft a memorandum of law, using these documents. The memorandum should analyze the issues raised in the case, relevant policy considerations, and how you think the case should be resolved based on prior legal precedent including and the documents provided. If facts that are necessary to resolve the claim are not available, you should: state what those facts are; make factual assumptions, explicitly explaining them, and use these assumptions to draw a conclusion as to the proper outcome of the claim. If possible, demonstrate how the answer might change depending on which facts are true.

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Subject Memorandum of Law Civil Action in Northern Ohio Federal District Court Date Current Date To Judges Name From Your Name Clerk for Judges Name R... View the full answer