A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in November in a constitutional challenge to a Florida law that directs the state's handling of unclaimed property.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week put the case on a tentative calendar of hearings that will be held during the week of Nov. 18, according to a court docket. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, St. Petersburg residents Alieda and Lawrence Maron, went to the Atlanta-based appeals court last year after U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle sided with state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and dismissed the case. The lawsuit alleges that the state does not provide "just compensation," such as interest, to owners who ultimately claim property. It contends that the system results in an unconstitutional "taking" of property.