Supreme Court of the United States

City of Los Angeles v. David

May 19, 2003538 U.S. 1

Summary

The Supreme Court granted certiorari and summarily reversed the Ninth Circuit, holding that a thirty‑day delay before a post‑deprivation hearing on a vehicle‑impound fee does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment due‑process clause. The Court applied the Mathews v. Eldridge three‑factor test and found the delay justified by administrative necessities.