Legal Opinion
Harrell v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 2015No. 14-CV-7246 (VEC)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*484 OPINION & ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, District Judge:
New York City routinely seizes, without a warrant, automobiles that are suspected of being unlawfully operated for hire in order to ensure that the vehicle owner pays any fíne that may subsequently be imposed. Plaintiffs, whose vehicles were seized, assert that the City’s actions violated their Fourth Amendment right to be secure from unreasonable seizures and their Fourteenth Amendment right not to be deprived of property without due process of law. The Court agrees that the City’s procedure of seizing vehicles that are suspected of being used…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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