Legal Opinion
Hugh C. Porter v. Susan Diblasio, Dane County Humane Society, Paul W. Humphrey, and Dane County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1996No. 95-2968PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Dane County officials seized Hugh Porter’s nine thoroughbred racehorses and charged the person caring for them with criminal neglect. Without giving Porter notice or an opportunity for a hearing, the Dane County Humane Society terminated Porter’s ownership interest in the horses and vested ownership of the horses in itself. The Humane Society then transferred its ownership interest in the horses to new, adoptive owners in exchange for nominal sums. Porter filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 alleging, among other things, that the defendants terminated his property…
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