Legal Opinion
Sourovelis v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-4687PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
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Named Plaintiffs Christos Sourovelis, Doila Welch, Norys Hernandez, and Nas-sir Geiger (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2), bring this class action to enjoin and declare unconstitutional Philadelphia’s civil-forfeiture policies and practices.
This suit is brought against the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey (together, “City Defendants”), the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (“D.A.’s Office”),…
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