United States Eighth Circuit

State police member were not entitled to qualified immunity on claim they illegally seized a vehicle during a "chop shop" investigation, as genuine fact issues exist whether owners consented to searches of the vehicles, and whether officers had probable cause to seize vehicles with missing or mismatched vehicle identification numbers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2003
• Published 02/11/2003

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sherri L. Robinson, argued, Little Rock, AR (Mark Pryor, on the brief), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward Witt Chandler, argued Mountain Home, AR (Durwood King, on the brief), for appellees.