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Peter Sauers v. Township of Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 17-1093 · judgment January 9, 2018


Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

When the Township granted a variance that effectively changed a neighboring property's zoning from "C2 Heavy Commercial" to "R2 -Residential" - without first notifying him, did it deprive Appellant of rights secured by the United States Constitution, i.e., his right to substantive and procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, his right to equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, his right under the Fifth Amendment to not be deprived of property without due process of law, and his right under the Fifth Amendment to not have his property taken for public use without just compensation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Peter Sauers

For respondent
John A. VanLuvanee
Eastburn and Gray, PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jun 13 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Township of Lower Southhampton to respond filed.
  4. May 09 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2018)