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Missoula County legal staff: county must respond to federal lawsuit alleging due-process and property-deprivation claims
Summary
County counsel notified the commissioners of a federal lawsuit filed by Isaac Wesley Dixon II against evidence technician Jasmine Ortega (and the sheriff's department), seeking $10,000 for property and $2 million punitive damages; the county must acknowledge service by April 25 and will mount a defense if not dismissed.
Missoula County legal staff notified the Board of Commissioners that the county has been served with a federal lawsuit filed by Isaac Wesley Dixon II against evidence technician Jasmine Ortega, with claims the staff described as alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment and a claim under Section 1983 for deprivation of property.
Jacob Allington (identified in the meeting roster) briefed commissioners on the complaint filed in federal district court. The staff said the…
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