Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Tony Giancola Margaret Hughes v. State of West Virginia Department of Public Safety H.C. Ryan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Timothy Hatton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent C.W. Mitchem, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent W.S. Coburn, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Monroe County, West Virginia, Sheriff's Office Joseph Galusek, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Warren Smith, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Charles Butcher, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Various Unknown Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies Does 1-100
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No. 495242
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Tony Giancola Margaret Hughes v. State of West Virginia Department of Public Safety H.C. Ryan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Timothy Hatton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent C.W. Mitchem, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent W.S. Coburn, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Monroe County, West Virginia, Sheriff's Office Joseph Galusek, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Warren Smith, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Charles Butcher, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Various Unknown Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies Does 1-100
No. 495242 · Decided October 7, 1987
No. 495242·Fourth Circuit · 1987·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
October 7, 1987
Citation
No. 495242
Disposition
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Tony Giancola Margaret Hughes v. State of West Virginia Department of Public Safety H.C. Ryan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Timothy Hatton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent C.W. Mitchem, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent W.S. Coburn, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Department's Employee and Agent Monroe County, West Virginia, Sheriff's Office Joseph Galusek, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Warren Smith, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent Charles Butcher, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff's Office's Employee and Agent U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Various Unknown Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies Does 1-100 is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on October 7, 1987.
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