LAWRENCE v. REED

No. 04-8030.

406 F.3d 1224 (2005)

Joan LAWRENCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike REED, Rawlins Police Chief in his official and individual capacities, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce T. Moats, Law Offices of Bruce T. Moats, P.C., Cheyenne, WY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Craig E. Kirkwood, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Patrick J. Crank, Wyoming Attorney General and John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General, with him on the brief) Office of the Wyoming Attorney General, Cheyenne, WY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, HARTZ, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.


McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Mike Reed, the chief of police in Rawlins, Wyoming, seized over 70 derelict vehicles from the property of Joan Lawrence, the plaintiff in this case. Mrs. Lawrence sued Mr. Reed (along with the city and the mayor), alleging violations of her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures and her Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. The district court found that Mr. Reed had violated Mrs. Lawrence's clearly established...

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