Ramirez v. Tulare County District Attorney’s Office

Plaintiffs were not required to exhaust administrative remedies before suing county over nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings, since county had not complied with relevant statutes and therefore the forfeiture was void.  Plaintiffs sued for return of their property which the county had obtained through nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings that were not held in accordance with H&S Code 11488.4…