Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. City of Tampa
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 1, 2013No. 2D11-4493PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Michelle Gonzalez and 1st Medical Group, LLC, appeal a final order determining that they were not entitled to seek compensation for loss of income and loss of value after the City of Tampa Police Department seized their currency without probable cause. We reverse.
The issue on appeal is narrow, and our record is limited. The underlying facts have been provided by the parties and are not generally disputed. In 2010, the police seized $221,898 in U.S. currency from Gonzalez, Jorge Gonzalez-Betancourt, and 1st Medical. On motion pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Department of Law Enf. v. Real PropertySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Velez v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY POLICE DEPT.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Gomez v. Village of PinecrestSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
- Gervais v. City of MelbourneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Wheeler v. CorbinSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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