Roscoe Littlefield v. County of Humboldt

Opinion

SIGGINS, J.

Sheriff’s deputies seized and destroyed approximately 1,500 pounds of marijuana under cultivation in a remote area of Humboldt County (the County). Plaintiffs Roscoe, Sylvia, Richard and Timothy Littlefield and Jeffrey Libertini, each of whom has a written physician’s recommendation for up to two ounces of marijuana per day, sued the County for conversion and violation of their constitutional and statutory rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure and deprivation of property without due process. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the trial court found the…