Yanaki v. Iomed, Inc.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

As part of an action in state court, Iomed, Inc. sought and obtained an ex parte order directing local police, with the assistance of Iomed, to execute a search of Jamal Yanaki’s residence. After the search was exécuted and various items seized, Yanaki and Susan Moss filed a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Iomed, several Iomed employees, lawyers for Iomed, and various other private actors. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges deprivations of their rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, infringement of their procedural and…