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Woodcrest Homes Inc. v. Carousel Farms Metropolitan District

Petition for certiorari denied on March 23, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-607 Colo. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether the Fifth Amendment"s restriction of eminent domain to "public use[s]" is satisfied even if a condemnation is undertaken "for the purpose of conferring a private benefit on a particular private party."

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/12/2019Application (19A175) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 8, 2019 to November 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
08/16/2019Application (19A175) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 7, 2019.
08/21/2019Blanket Consent of Woodcrest Homes, Inc. not accepted for filing. (September 05, 2019)
11/07/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2019)
11/12/2019Consent to the filing of amicus briefs received from counsel for Woodcrest Homes, Inc. not accepted for filing. (November 13, 2019 -- Corrected version to be submitted)
11/13/2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Woodcrest Homes, Inc.
11/19/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2019 to February 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
11/21/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2020.
12/10/2019Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
02/10/2020Brief of respondent Carousel Farms Metropolitan District in opposition filed.
02/24/2020Reply of petitioner Woodcrest Homes, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
02/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
03/23/2020Petition DENIED.