CA8: Forgetting to get SW signed for a vehicle didn’t matter where there was PC

The officer prepared an affidavit and search warrant for a vehicle search and took the paperwork to a state judge. They forgot to get the warrant signed. The search was still valid because there was probable cause to search the car, even though it had been impounded and removed from the scene. United States v. Soderman, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 39884 (8th Cir. Dec. 21, 2020).

Pro se plaintiff’s § 1983 case was barred by limitations. The fact he wasn’t from New Jersey and didn’t know of their two year SoL doesn’t matter because ignorance of the law is no excuse. The court does not credit his equitable tolling claim he was threatened to do nothing when he did something, albeit late. Burk v. N.J. State Police, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 239505 (D.N.J. Dec. 21, 2020).*

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