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v. B la n f o rd , 9 1 2 F .2 d2 7 0 , 2 7 6 ( 1 9 9 0 ) . W e a f f irm in p a rt, v a c a te in p a rt, a n dr e m a n d . T h e d i stri ctco u rtg ran t edsu m m ary j u d g m en to n R o w el l ’ s du e p ro cess c l a i m s a f t e rc onc l udi ng tha tthe de f e nda ntpol i c e of

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th e im p o u n d m e n t r e p o rt, h e h a dn o n o tic e th a t h is a lle g e d ly l e ga l l ypa rke d ve hi c l e ha d be e n t ow e d orbyw hom . H e a l s o a s s e rt e d tha the s h o u ldh a v e b e e n g iv e n a n o p p o rtu n ityto h a v e s o m e o n e m o v e th e v e h ic le b e f o r e it w a s to w e d . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t a d d r e s s th e s e is s u e s . A c c o r d in g ly , w e v a c a te s u m m a ryju d g m e n t a s to H id d e m a , a n dr e m a n df o rth e d is tr ic t c o u rt to c o n s id e rin the f i r s ti ns t a nc e w he the rR ow e l l w a s pr ovi de d a de qua t e not i c e r e ga r di ng the to w in g o f

h is v e h ic le . Se e, e . g. , C le m e n t v . C ityo f G le n da le , 518 F . 3d 1090, 109710- 16861 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) ( d is c u s s in g th e im p o rta n c e o f g o v e rn m e n t p r o v id in g n o tic e to ve hi c l e ow ne r s i n the c ont e xtof t ow i ng, a nd not i ng tha tthe “ r e s pons i bi l i tyt o gi ve n o ti ce fa ll s o n th e p o li ce ”) . T h e c o u rt sh o u ldalso co n sid erw h eth erH id d em a’s prov i si on of an address she a l l egedl y knew t o b e out dat ed on the i m po un d report c o n tr ib u te dto d e f

ic ie n c ie s in n o tic e r e g a r d in g th e s a le o f R o w e ll’s v e h ic le . See, e . g. , R obi ns on v . H

anr ahan , 4 0 9 U .S . 3 8 , 4 0 ( 1 9 7 2 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . If th e d i stri ctco u rtd et erm i n es th atH i d d em a v i o l at edR o w el l ’ s du e p ro cess r ig h ts , it s h o u lda ls o a d d r e s s th e q u e s tio n o f q u a lif ie dim m u n ity . Se e, e . g. , Sc o fie ld v . C i t yof Hi l l s bor ough , 8 6 2 F .2 d7 5 9 , 7 6 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 8 ) . S u m m a ryju d g m e n t o n R o w e ll’s du e p r o c e s s c la im s is p r o p e ra s to defe nd ant s G i anno ne, S ee d and Y ou ng because R ow el l conceded thatthey pl ay ed n o r o le in th e to w in g o rs a le o f h is v e h ic le . Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rtd i dn o tab u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n i n d i s mi s s i n g Ro w e l l ’ s c l a i ms a ga i ns tE w i ng B r os . T ow i ng C o. f orf a i l ur e t o s e rve , be c aus e R ow e l l di d nots how go od cause f

or w hy he di d n ott ake s t eps t o correc tdefi ci enci es i n servi ce on ce E w in g B r o s . n o tif

ie dh im th a t it h a dn o t b e e n p r o p e r lys e rv e d . See Fe d . R. Ci v . P. 4 ; c .f. P u e tt , 9 1 2 F .2 da t 2 7 4 - 7 6 . T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y di sm i ss ed R ow el l ’ s F ou rth A m endm entse ar ch and sei zure cl ai m s ari si ng fr om hi s arr es tbecause they w er e H ec k- barr e d. See10- 16861 4 H ec k , 5 1 2 U .S . a t 4 8 3 - 8 7 ; Szaj erv. C i t y of L os A ng eles , 6 3 2 F .3 d6 0 7 , 6 1 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 1 ) ( r e c o g n iz in g th a t H ec k e xt e nds t o F ourth A m e ndm e nts e a r c h a nd sei zu re cl ai m s). H o w ev er, b ecau se cl ai m s b arred b y H ec k shou l d b e di sm i ss ed w ith o u t p r e

ju d ic e , w e v a c a te th e ju d g m e n t a s to th e s e c la im s , a n dr e m a n dw ith in s tru c tio n s f

o rth e d is tr ic t c o u rt to d is m is s th e s e c la im s w ith o u t p r e ju d ic e . See T ri m b le v. C i t

y o f Sa n ta R o sa , 4 9 F .3 d5 8 3 , 5 8 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 5 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . R ow el l ’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s, i ncl ud i ng tho se re l at i ng t o n othavi ng been prosec ut ed for the “ ex fe l on fa i l ure t o chang e a dd re ss ” c harge, ar e unp er suas i ve. T h e p a rtie s s h a ll b e a rth e iro w n c o s ts o n ap p e a l. AF F I RME D i n p a r t , V AC AT E D i n p a r t , a n d RE MAND E D.