Legal Opinion
Wellman v. St. Louis County
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided June 8, 2017No. Case No. 4:15 CV 1907 RWSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RODNEY W. SIPPEL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This 42 U.S.C, § 1983 case arises from the .St. Louis County Police Department’s seizure and retention of. Plaintiff Mark *899Wellman’s firearms. Wellman claims the warrantless seizure and retention of his firearms violated his Fourth Amendment and due process rights, among others. Both parties move for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, I will grant Defendants’ motion.
LEGAL STANDARD
In ruling on a motion for summary judgment, I must view the facts and inferences from the facts in the light most favorable to the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Mark Wellman v. St. Louis County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
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