Legal Opinion
Krimstock v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 18, 2002No. Docket No. 00-9488PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.
Defendant City of New York seizes the motor vehicles of some of those accused of driving while intoxicated and of committing other crimes for which a motor vehicle could be considered an instrumentality.1 The City maintains possession of these *44vehicles in the hope of one day gaining title to them by prevailing in civil forfeiture proceedings. These proceedings generally await the resolution of criminal charges and can take months or even years to be finalized. The City claims and plaintiffs-appellants (“plaintiffs”) do not contest that the proceedings are authorized,…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Rafael Sandoval v. County of SonomaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Theodore Kavowras v. The New York Times Co. And Newspaper & Mail Deliverers' UnionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Krimstock v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- County of Nassau v. CanavanNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Ferrari v. County of SuffolkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2011
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