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John Pietsch, et al. v. Ward County, North Dakota, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-1728 · judgment March 16, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does the violation of the “unconstitutional conditions doctrine” for an extortionate exaction under Nollan v. California Coastal Commission, 483 U.S. 837 (1987) and Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994), create a stand-alone cause of action?
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If the violation of the “unconstitutional conditions doctrine” for an extortionate exaction prior to a Fifth Amendment takings is a stand-alone cause of action, what is the appropriate remedy?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Karen Budd-Falen
Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC
For respondent
John Edward Ward
Zuger Kirmis & Smith PLLP
Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 22, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 22 2021Petition DENIED.
- Nov 02 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
- Nov 01 2021Reply of petitioner John Pietsch filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 15 2021Brief of respondents Ward County, North Dakota and the Board of County Commissioners for Ward County, North Dakota in opposition filed.
- Sep 08 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2021.
- Sep 03 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 15, 2021 to October 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 12 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2021)