The 2‑year limit doesn’t start at the arrest because the criminal case was still active.
You can’t file a civil‑rights lawsuit while the prosecution is ongoing.
The clock starts when the case ends in your favor — which for me was February 2026, with the appeal window closing in March 2026.
And right now, we’re still dealing with the fact that the State hasn’t returned the 15 devices they seized.
As of April 19, 2026, they still haven’t given them back.
So no — the deadline hasn’t passed.
The case isn’t even in the phase where a lawsuit could be filed yet because the State hasn’t finished returning the property they took.
You can’t file a civil‑rights lawsuit while the prosecution is ongoing.
The clock starts when the case ends in your favor — which for me was February 2026, with the appeal window closing in March 2026.
And right now, we’re still dealing with the fact that the State hasn’t returned the 15 devices they seized.
As of April 19, 2026, they still haven’t given them back.
So no — the deadline hasn’t passed.
The case isn’t even in the phase where a lawsuit could be filed yet because the State hasn’t finished returning the property they took.
