42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 seizure of property, monetary damages- Where village failed to provide plaintiff with pre-deprivation hearing before seizing his property, and property later burned down, plaintiff’s complaint correctly alleged a procedural due process violation.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
A federal appeals court has resuscitated an Illinois man’s lawsuit against the Village of Ashmore that alleged authorities forced him and his family out of a home located on land the village wanted for a municipal park.