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· 10/24/1972

Robinson v. Hanrahan

Citations

  • 409 U.S. 38
  • 93 S. Ct. 30
  • 34 L. Ed. 2d 47
  • 1972 U.S. LEXIS 17

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a notice of forfeiture sent to an owner’s home was inadequate when the state had knowledge that the owner was in prison
  • holding that notice of forfeiture proceedings sent to a vehicle owner’s address of record was inadequate where the state knew that the property owner was in prison
  • holding that mailing that the government knew would not accomplish notice was insufficient
  • holding that service regarding state foreclosure proceedings sent to the last known address of a prisoner was not “reasonably calculated” to reach the prisoner when the State knew that the prisoner was not at the address to which the notice was mailed
  • holding notice of forfeiture sent to address State knew to be inaccurate or defective insufficient
  • holding notice of forfeiture sent to address State knew to be inaccurate or defective insufficient

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Judges: Per Curiam

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