Horton v. City of Oakland
California Court of Appeal
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Alan L. Schlosser, John M. Crew; and Michael B. Anderson for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
Appellants Sam C. Horton and Cheri Bryant, Oakland residents and taxpayers, brought this action to challenge a city ordinance authorizing civil forfeiture of vehicles involved in solicitation of prostitution or acquisition of controlled substances. Appellants argued unsuccessfully below that state law preempts the ordinance. We affirm the trial court’s judgment in favor of defendants.
Factual and Procedural Background
The ordinance was enacted in 1997 after citizens complained about the nuisance created by persons driving through neighborhoods to buy drugs or solicit acts of…
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