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Task: Seizure of Property






          Soldal v. Cook County, 506 U.S. 56 (1992).

               A seizure of property occurs when there is some meaningful


               interference with an individual’s possessory interest in property.





          • A police officer’s interference with the use of property when he or

               she assists with an eviction or a repossession is a seizure under the

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               4 Amendment for which liability may accrue.






















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