Quinn v. Polk County

Darrel Quinn appeals from a judgment of the district court1 adverse to him in his suit against Sheriff Bob Rice and Polk County, Iowa. Quinn alleged deprivation of a property interest in violation of the due process clause and a state law claim for negligence premised on diversity jurisdiction. The district court found that the defendants neither deprived Quinn of a property interest nor acted negligently in failing to attach the property of Darrel Schiber pursuant to a writ of attachment that Quinn delivered to the sheriffs department on May 30, 1985. We affirm.

On May 29, 1985, Quinn…