Martin v. Indiana State Police

ENTRY ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DAVID F. HAMILTON, Chief Judge.

This case presents some interesting questions that arose when Indiana law enforcement authorities transferred to federal authorities the property (cash) that they had seized under the authority of an Indiana state court’s search warrant without obtaining the state court’s permission for the transfer. As will be seen below, the court answers some of the questions and remands others to the state courts.

Indiana State Police Trooper Dean Wil-dauer received information that plaintiff Richard Martin’s residence in Indianapolis was…