Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Eugene Hector v. Gordon J. Watt Alberto Diaz Richard Davy Scott Hunter, in Their Individual and Official Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 13, 2000No. 00-3084Published
1ConcurrenceNygaard, Circuit Judge
While I agree with the majority’s conclusion that Hector cannot recover the ex*162penses he incurred as a result of his criminal prosecution, I would reach this disposition more directly via a causation analysis.
I must first recount the relevant facts. Officers Watt, Diaz, Davy, and Scott unlawfully detained Hector, his companion, and his personal aircraft at the Dubois/Jef-ferson County airport for several hours without a warrant. The officers did, however, ultimately obtain a warrant from a magistrate and it was only after they secured this warrant that they searched Hector’s aircraft and…
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