Legal Opinion
Kendall Tucker v. Fulton County, Il
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 2012No. 10-2835, 10-3264PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
After investigating a report that Kendall Tucker was in possession of a stolen backhoe, Karl Williams, a state law enforcement investigator, seized the backhoe without a warrant. Tucker brought a civil rights action in district court, claiming that his rights under the Fourth Amendment and Due Process Clause were violated. The district court disagreed and dismissed Tucker’s claims on summary judgment. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Defendant Karl Williams is a Fulton County Sheriffs Deputy assigned to the West Illinois Task Force (“Task Force”). The Task Force is an Illinois…
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