Legal Opinion
Gentry v. Lee's Summit
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1993No. 93-1505PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Gerald T. Gentry brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, (“the City”) and several of its officials for seizure of premises that Gentry leased from it, and the trade fixtures within. Gentry now appeals a district court entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants. At issue is whether a government and its officials may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for reentering property leased from it without predeprivation proceedings. We hold that in the circumstances presented here they may and…
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