Legal Opinion
Mays v. Scranton City Police Department
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 8, 1979No. Civ. No. 79-271PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional implements, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4), challenging the validity of the summary removal and assessment of charges for the towing and storage of plaintiff’s allegedly “abandoned” motor vehicle. Plaintiff contends that the taking of his automobile under 75 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 3352 (Purdon 1977) and the de facto creation of a mechanic’s lien in favor of the tower under 75 Pa.Cons.Stat. Ann. § 7306 (Purdon 1977) without notice or the opportunity for a hearing prior to seizure and…
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