Legal Opinion
Burke H. Mendenhall and Plaza-Hill Realty Corporation v. Steven Goldsmith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1995No. 93-2715PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Burke H. Mendenhall appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Steven Goldsmith, former Prosecuting Attorney for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana; the City of Indianapolis, Indiana; and, Marion County, Indiana. 1 Count One of the complaint alleged that Mendenhall’s constitutional rights under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments were violated when Goldsmith instituted seizure and civil forfeiture proceedings under Indiana law, resulting in the padlocking of Mendenhall's building…
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