Calzone v. Olson, No. 18-1674 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of plaintiff's request for declaratory and injunctive relief, seeking a ruling that the Missouri State Highway Patrol is forbidden to stop and inspect his 54,000-pound dump truck, used in furtherance of his private commercial venture, without probable cause. The court held that plaintiff is a member of the closely regulated commercial trucking industry, and that the patrol's random stops and inspections of his truck would comport with the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Furthermore, Missouri's regulatory scheme advances a substantial government interest as applied to plaintiff, and warrantless inspections are necessary to further the regulatory scheme.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Erickson, Circuit Judge] Civil case - Civil rights. Plaintiff seeks an order forbidding the Missouri State Highway Patrol from stopping an inspecting his dump truck; plaintiff is a member of the closely regulated commercial trucking industry, and the patrol's random stops and inspections of the truck comport with the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments; Missouri's regulatory scheme advances a substantial state interest as applied to plaintiff and warrantless inspections are necessary to further the regulatory scheme.
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