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· 6/1/1983

George A. Cokinos v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 728 F.2d 502
  • 234 U.S. App. D.C. 221
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 27202

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • pre-deprivation process not required in context of non-emergency towing of illegally parked vehicles
  • “[A] hearing on the underlying traf- fic violation is available on demand during normal working hours,” and the driver “knew he could challenge” (emphases added)
  • due process not violated by towing of illegally parked cars without prior hearing
  • hearing within twenty-four hours is constitutional

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Tamm, Ginsburg, Bazelon

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