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Jean Mamakos, et al. v. Town of Huntington, New York, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 17-2318 · judgment March 19, 2018


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

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Code which requires property owners to consent to an inspection through either a town official or a third party who is required to report to the Town any violations of federal, state, county or town statutes, rules or regulations where there is no cause for a warrant is permitted by the Fourth Amendment.

  2. Whether a property owner has a right to privacy when filing an application for a rental permit.

  3. Whether the Code which requires compliance with current federal, state, county and town codes, rules, regulations and statutes is overbroad and results in a forfeiture of existing Certificates of Occupancy.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Richard I Scheyer
RICHARD I. SCHEYER, ESQ.

For respondent
George Michael Buckley Jr.
Law Offices of James P. Clark, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 01 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jul 18 2018
    Brief of respondents Town of Huntington, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Jun 15 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2018)