Flagg Brothers, Inc. v. Brooks

After Brooks (plaintiff) was evicted from her home, the city arranged for her belongings to be stored at a warehouse owned by Flagg Brothers, Inc. (defendant). A billing dispute arose, and Flagg Brothers threatened to sell Brooks's stored belongings, relying on a New York UCC provision authorizing a warehouseman to sell goods in its possession under certain conditions. Brooks brought a class action claiming the proposed sale, without any hearing, would violate due process.