United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, in civil rights case alleging that, without plaintiff's consent, defendants conspired to publish a map that showed a public trail crossing her yard, is reversed as plaintiff has at least raised a Fourth Amendment seizure claim by alleging that private individuals, knowingly encouraged and aided by defendants, trespassed onto her property.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/25/2006
• Decided 09/22/2006
• Published 09/22/2006

Judges

• Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Deborah Chasen Wyatt, Wyatt & Armstrong, P.L.C., Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant.  Stanley Paul Wellman, Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond, Virginia;  Alvaro Antonio Inigo, Taylor & Zunka, Ltd., Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Joseph Robinson, Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee Rivanna Trails Foundation.