JONES v. TAKAKI

No. 93-3540.

38 F.3d 321 (1994)

Marcy JONES and Votis Wilborn, on their own behalf and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ross TAKAKI, Three Unknown Police Officers, Cook County, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1994.

As Amended October 24, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied December 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Peters (argued), David Robert McLenachen, Murphy, Peters & Davis, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lawrence R. Stasica, Asst. State's Atty., David M. Lavin, Terry L. McDonald, Asst. State's Atty., James J. Jozefowicz (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied December 9, 1994.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that the Illinois drug asset civil forfeiture system, which does not provide for a prompt post-deprivation hearing, violates their rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court refused to certify the class and subsequently granted...

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