No. 22-7132

Abraham A. Augustin v. Bradley County Sheriff's Office, et al.

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2023-03-28
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-forfeiture civil-procedure constitutional-provisions due-process illegal-seizure legal-standing property-rights standing takings
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-05-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a claim for missing property that was never forfeited nor returned to the property owner should be dismissed and dependent upon a favorable outcome of other property that forfeited, albeit illegally?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED I. WHETHER A CLAIM FOR MISSING PROPERTY THAT WAS NEVER FORFEITED NOR RETURNED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE DISMISSED AND DEPENDENT UPON A FAVORABLE OUTCOME OF OTHER : PROPERTY THAT FORFEITED, ALBEIT ILLEGALLY? ; II. WHETHER MODERN CIVIL-FORFEITURE STATUTES CAN BE SQUARED WITH THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE AND OUR NATION'S HISTORY? ;

Docket Entries

2023-05-30
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2023-05-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-03-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2023)

Attorneys

Abraham A. Augustin
Abraham Augustin — Petitioner