Legal Opinion
Alain Scofield v. City of Hillsborough William A. Key, Chief of Police Thomas Musser, a Police Officer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1988No. 87-2110PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Alain Scofield appeals from a judgment entered against him after a bench trial on his suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Scofield contends he suffered a deprivation of due process when his unregistered automobile was towed without prior notice or pre-towing hearing, and when he was denied a post-towing hearing on the validity of the tów. The district court concluded he was not entitled to a pre-towing notice or a pre-towing hearing, and that he had not wrongfully been denied a post-towing hearing. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.…
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