Legal Opinion
Bernard Shaney Willis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 31, 1986No. 85-1325PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Bernard Shaney Willis appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him in the action he brought challenging the government’s forfeiture of his automobile. Willis had claimed that the procedures attending the forfeiture violated his fourth and fifth amendment rights, and he had sought the return of the vehicle, money damages and costs, and a judgment declaring those procedures unconstitutional. The district court held that it could not take cognizance of the money damages claims because of jurisdictional and sovereign immunity principles. The…
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