Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. City of New Albany

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 16, 2017No. 16-3901PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Employees of the City of New Albany, Indiana, twice removed vehicles and property from Jarrett Hamilton’s yard and driveway without his consent. Hamilton sued the City and four employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the district court granted summary judgment for all defendants. We affirm that decision as to two of the individual defendants, because Hamilton lacks evidence that they participated in seizing his property, but otherwise we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

We recount the evidence in the light most favorable to Hamilton, the opponent of the motion for…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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  5. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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