In Thomas Mink v. Susan Knox, a Deputy District Attorney Working for the 19th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Her Individual Capacity (Case No. 04-cv-00023) the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found for Mink in his action under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated by an illegal search and seizure of his home computer and written materials arising from a criminal libel probe based on comments about a professor that appeared in The Howling Pig. The Associated Press reported that Knox is no longer with the Weld County DA's office.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
UPDATE: Howling Pig Quieted by $425k Payout
In Thomas Mink v. Susan Knox, a Deputy District Attorney Working for the 19th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Her Individual Capacity (Case No. 04-cv-00023) the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found for Mink in his action under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated by an illegal search and seizure of his home computer and written materials arising from a criminal libel probe based on comments about a professor that appeared in The Howling Pig. The Associated Press reported that Knox is no longer with the Weld County DA's office.
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Actually, $25k plus attorneys fees. Knox's attorneys didn't want to include the term "attorneys fees" in the settlement, but the amount was determined based on that information and justified because of that intention.
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