Legal Opinion
Butler v. Castro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 20, 1990No. 495, Docket 89-2067PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises questions concerning the procedures followed by the City of New York in disposing of items seized during an arrest. Plaintiff Jake Butler’s complaint alleges that defendants, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, sold his automobile and disposed of certain other items without notifying him of the procedures for reclaiming seized property. The complaint was dismissed by the district court on the ground that state law provides an adequate post-deprivation remedy. It is true that the actual procedures followed by the City with regard to the disposition of…
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