First, what is the case law on the right of search and seizure of a suitcase in an inventory search?

Second, we find no other legitimate reason which would have allowed the agents to take custody of the suitcase, and the government suggests none. Cf. United States v. O'Bryant, 775 F.2d 1528 (11th Cir.1985) (abandoned briefcase, found and taken to headquarters by police, could justifiably be subjected to inventory search even after police identified briefcase as belonging to defendant); United States v. Reynolds, 726 F.2d 1536 (11th Cir.1984) (police, in executing a writ of possession and moving defendant's belongings from his abode, were justified in conducting an inventory search); United States v. Smith, 621 F.2d 483 (2d Cir.1980) (police in lawful custody of an automobile may properly conduct an inventory search), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1086, 101 S.Ct. 875, 66 L.Ed.2d 812 (1981).