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· 10/10/1985

United States v. Mystic Fuel, Inc.

Citations

  • 622 F. Supp. 601
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15056

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that \[a]llegations of negligence or innocent mistake are insufficient\ to rebut probable cause for a warrant (citation omitted)
  • stating that “North Carolina courts are not required to respect Virginia’s claim of sovereign immunity, [but] may do so as a matter of comity” (quotation marks and citation omitted)
  • applying standard used to challenge probable cause for a warrant to a civil case where no affidavit is mentioned
  • rejecting “gross negligence” claim where plaintiff was unable to show, police lacked probable cause for arrest and prosecution
  • “As North Carolina extends sovereign immunity to its own public universities .... ”

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Judges: Harvey

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