SIEBERT v. SEVERINO

No. 00-2654.

256 F.3d 648 (2001)

Robert SIEBERT and Pamela Siebert, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David SEVERINO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Stanczak (argued), Dunn, Ulbrich, Hundman, Stanczak & Ogar, Bloomington, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Elizabeth R. Schenkier (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Civ. Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

David Severino, a volunteer investigator for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, seized three horses owned by Pamela Siebert, after having searched a barn owned by Pamela and her husband Robert. After the Sieberts got the horses back, they sued Severino under Section 1983, alleging that he violated their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and deprived them of their property — three horses —...

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