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Protect Our Parks, Inc., et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 19-2308, 19-3333 · judgment August 21, 2020


Certiorari denied · April 26, 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

The questions presented are:

  1. Whether the Plaintiffs possess Article III standing to bring their takings and due process claims in light of the Seventh Circuit’s application of Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation, 497 U.S. 871 (1990) and similar authorities of this Court?

  2. If standing exists, whether the City of Chicago violated Plaintiffs’ Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights on their takings and due process claims?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Rachlis
RACHLIS DUFF & PEEL LLC

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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 26 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Apr 07 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
  3. Mar 15 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Chicago Park District to respond filed.
  4. Mar 11 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Chicago to respond filed.
  5. Mar 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 12, 2021)