Legal Opinion

Dcfs USA, LLC v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 17, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2010-0042PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

This is a case about a luxury car auctioned by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works (“DPW”) without notice to the holder of the note. Plaintiff DCFS USA, LLC (“DCFS”) sues the District of Columbia under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining that the D.C. failed to provide constitutionally-required prior notice. Finding merit to the constitutional claim, the Court will enter summary judgment for DCFS on Count I of the Amended Complaint.

I. FACTS

In 2006, Stephen Yelverton purchased a…

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