Legal Opinion
Brown v. Government of the District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 27, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2013-0569Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NICKOYA HOYTE, et al.,1 Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:13-cv-00569 (CRC) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Over a dozen plaintiffs have sued the District of Columbia for damages stemming from the seizure of their property incident to arrests that took place between 2010 and 2013. The seizures were effected under the city’s former asset forfeiture statute, which authorized the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) to seize and seek civil forfeiture of any property that it had probable cause to believe…
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