Colony Cove Properties, LLC v. City of Carson, Cal.

Issue: (1) Whether Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City (1985) should be overruled, to the extent that it arbitrarily denies a federal forum to regulatory takings claimants seeking just compensation for the violation of their rights under the Fifth Amendment, contrary to the intention of Congress in enacting Section 1983; and (2) whether this Court should recognize an exception to Williamson County’s “state procedures” requirement for takings claimants like petitioner, whose Fifth Amendment claims will otherwise be relegated to a California state court system that does not recognize or provide a remedy of just compensation for their injuries.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (9th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner’s reply