Zeltser v. City of Oakland

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Tamara Zeltser, d/b/a Medallion Jewelry & Loan (“Zeltser”), appeals the district *1143court’s order granting summary judgment to the City of Oakland (“City”) in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The district court held as a matter of law that the City did not violate Zeltser’s right to due process when it failed to provide her with notice and an opportunity to be heard before returning a ring seized from her pawnshop to its original owner. The district court held that because the ring was seized pursuant to a warrant under CaLPenal Code § 1536, no further notice and…