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Fred J. Eychaner v. City of Chicago, Illinois

Paid petition · Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, No. 1-19-1053 · judgment May 11, 2020

Certiorari denied · July 2, 2021
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. Is the possibility of future blight a permissible basis for a government to take property in an unblighted area and give it to a private party for private use?

  2. Should the Court reconsider its decision in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kosta Stanko Stojilkovic
Wilkinson Stekloff LLP

For respondent
Benna Ruth Solomon
Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Amicus briefs
5 cert-stage

Argument & decision

Decided July 2, 2021.

Proceedings

  1. Jul 02 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
  2. Jul 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
  3. Jun 21 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
  4. Jun 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
  5. May 26 2021
    Reply of petitioner Fred J. Eychaner filed.
  6. May 14 2021
    Brief of respondent City of Chicago, Illinois in opposition filed.
  7. Apr 14 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
  8. Apr 14 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
  9. Apr 14 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
  10. Apr 13 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
  11. Apr 13 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed.
  12. Apr 02 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 14, 2021.
  13. Mar 31 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2021 to May 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Mar 15 2021
    Response Requested. (Due April 14, 2021)
  15. Mar 10 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
  16. Mar 04 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Chicago, Illinois to respond filed.
  17. Feb 26 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2021)