Legal Opinion

Caldwell v. Camp

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided July 25, 1978No. 78-0462 C (1)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

MEREDITH, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the motions to dismiss and the motions for summary judgment by various defendants. For the reasons stated below, the motions will be sustained.

This is a suit for injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that after he was arrested by St. Louis Police on April 21, 1978, his automobile was confiscated and is thought to be presently held by police pursuant to Section 195.145, R.S.Mo., (1969). The gravamen of plaintiff’s complaint is that this statute (§ 195.145) and its…

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