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GATES v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 08-1455.

623 F.3d 389 (2010)

Elton GATES and Luster Nelson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Philip J. Cline, James Echols, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Peters , Thomas Peters (argued), Attorneys, Mary F. DeSloover , Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Myriam Z. Kasper , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, J. Mark Powell (argued), Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Kim R. Walberg , Attorney, Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE, ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Persons who are arrested by Chicago police officers often are carrying small amounts of cash which the officers seize1 and inventory at the time of arrest. The plaintiffs here were arrestees from whom police officers confiscated small amounts of cash. The arrestees unsuccessfully sought the return of their money and challenged the City's policies governing the return of seized funds. They also challenged the notice...

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