Copeman v. Ballard’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
December 2014
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
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“Allowing Plaintiffs § 1983 action to go forward would clearly undercut the state district court’s judgment in the forfeiture proceedings. Defendant’s argument that an award of money damages in lieu of the property’s return would not in any way affect the state court’s judgments rings hollow.... An award of compensatory damages based on the alleged value of the seized property, which is precisely what Plaintiff seeks if he cannot recover the property, would suggest the invalidity of the state court’s forfeiture orders.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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