Serviam is pleased to announce a landmark victory for a County Client in federal civil rights litigation. The United States District Court issued a comprehensive 94-page Opinion granting summary judgment in favor of the County on every claim. The Court simultaneously denied Plaintiff's competing motion for summary judgment in its entirety. The litigation arose from an extended series of County enforcement actions—including a criminal investigation, search warrants, code enforcement proceedings, and a receivership—that Plaintiff contended were part of a coordinated government conspiracy to deprive him of his property. Plaintiff further alleged that County personnel engaged in misconduct, fabrication of evidence, and violations of his constitutional rights. After years of parallel proceedings in both State and federal court, the Court conducted a detailed review of the full factual and procedural history before issuing its ruling. The Court's opinion was exceptional in both its depth and the breadth of independent grounds it identified to defeat Plaintiff's claims. Key findings from the ruling include: Probable Cause. The Court found that the County...
