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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

4 Amendment for which liability may accrue.
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