Legal Opinion
James Edward Hoefling, Jr. v. City of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 2016No. 14-12482PublishedCited by 516 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
For about eight years, James Edward Hoefling, Jr. lived on his 29-foot sailboat in state waters off the South Florida coast. In August of 2010, however, City of Miami marine patrol officers seized the sailboat and had it destroyed. According to Mr. Hoefling — who sued the City and its officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, federal maritime law, and state law — they did so unlawfully, without justification and without notice.
Mr. Hoefling appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his second amended complaint in its entirety. After a review of the record, and with the…
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