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- Title: Anderson v. Smith
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 27, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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Order Steve D. Anderson appeals from the district court's order and final judgment in these civil rights cases. 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983. The appeals have been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon consideration,
the panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a). Anderson sued defendant Eslinger alleging that he illegally seized Anderson's antique slot machine. The district court held
that this action was barred by the one year statute of limitations. Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 276 (1985); Wright v.
Tennessee, 628 F.2d 949, 951 (6th Cir. 1980). Anderson sued defendants Smith, Knight, Simmons, and Collins alleging that they
improperly issued and served a warrant of execution for restitution in a criminal case, illegally searched his business, and
subjected him to malicious prosecution. The district court held that defendant Collins was absolutely immune from a suit for
damages. Foster v. Walsh, 864 F.2d 416, 417 (6th Cir. 1988) (per curiam). The district court held that the other defendants
were entitled to qualified immunity. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982); Dominque v. Telb, 831 F.2d 673, 677 (6th
Cir. 1987).