CERAJESKI v. ZOELLER

No. 12-3766.

735 F.3d 577 (2013)

CERAJESKI, Guardian for Walter Cerajeski, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Greg ZOELLER, Attorney General of the State of Indiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Scott Barrett , Barrett & Associates, Terry Rose Saunders , Saunders Law Firm, Arthur T. Susman , Susman, Heffner & Hurst, John R. Wylie , Donaldson & Guin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Frances Barrow , David L. Steiner , Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of her suit challenging the constitutionality of part of the Indiana Unclaimed Property Act, Ind.Code §§ 32-34-1-1 et seq. (Indiana's version of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act), on the ground that it authorizes the state to confiscate private property without any compensation—let alone just compensation—to the owner.

The Act states that "property" is "presumed abandoned...

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