Perkins Vs. City of West Covina

Jan 13, 1999

OUTCOME: Won

Plaintiffs claimed that the city's notice of the procedure for retrieving their property seized during the search, and the procedure itself, were inadequate, and violated their right to due process. T ... he United States Supreme Court held that when the police seize property for a criminal investigation, due process does not require them to provide the owner with notice of state law remedies which are established by published, generally available state statutes and case law.