ASHANTI v. CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY

No. 11-1699.

666 F.3d 1148 (2012)

LaVera Granetha ASHANTI, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY, as representative defendant for all other municipal defendants similarly situated, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.L. Brown , argued, Maplewood, MN, Anthony J. Nemo , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Monte A. Mills , argued, Clifford Greene and Samuel Clark, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

LaVera Granetha Ashanti appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to the City of Golden Valley (Golden Valley) on her federal and Minnesota constitutional claims arising from a criminal forfeiture proceeding. Because we conclude that Ashanti's claims are barred by res judicata, we affirm.

I. Background

On June 15, 2008, Ashanti loaned her...

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