Amy Hadley v. City of South Bend, Indiana, et al.

South Bend, Indiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed that she was damaged wrongfully.



Amy Hadley's home was badly damaged when local law enforcement executed a search warrant looking for a fugitive they incorrectly believed was inside her home. When both the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County declined to pay for the $16,000 in resulting damages, Hadley sued for compensation under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.



Hadley filed suit in Indiana state court, St. Joseph County removed the action to the federal district court in

South Bend. After removal, defendants City of South Bend, the South Bend Police Department, St. Joseph County, the St.

Joseph Police Department, and the St. Joseph Board of Commissioners moved to dismiss.

The district court dismissed her complaint, concluding that she failed to state a claim, a decision she now appeals. Because Hadley’s arguments for compensation run contrary to our precedent, we affirm.