Jerry G. Gundlach v. Theodore J. Janing, Sheriff

Jerry G. Gundlach, a Nebraska state prisoner, brings this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition claiming that his state convictions for receiving stolen goods and automobiles 1 were tainted by evidence discovered through search and seizure of his property made in violation of his fourth amendment constitutional rights. His claims arise from an initial search of his property made by a private party. Petitioner asserts that the search violated his constitutional rights because the Omaha Police Department, upon being informed that the private party was considering making a search, did not notify the private…