Legal Opinion
Elkins v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 12, 2010No. Civil Action 04-480(RMC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
This case concerns the seizure of documents at the home of Laura Elkins and (John Robbins pursuant to an administrative search warrant that authorized only a search of the home. The parties have litigated the legality of both the search and the seizure of documents since 2004, and the Court has held that the search was valid, but that Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights were violated due to the unreasonable seizure of documents. Further, the Court has dismissed the case against David Maloney, supervisor of the officer who seized the…
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