Legal Opinion
Florida Pawnbrokers & Secondhand Dealers Ass'n v. City of Fort Lauderdale
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 17, 1988No. 87-7008-CIVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GONZALEZ, District Judge.
Can the state authorize police officers to seize allegedly stolen property from a pawnbroker without notice and hearing? This question is before the court upon the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment.
The plaintiffs, Florida Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers Association, Inc. and Happy Hocker Pawnshop, Inc. (“Happy Hocker”) are corporations engaged in the pawnbroking business. On three or four occasions, police officers employed by the defendant, the City of Fort Lauderdale, seized pawned property from the plaintiffs’ establishments. The City does not…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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