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Nicholas Honchariw, Trustee, Honchariw Family Trust v. County of Stanislaus, California
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5788 · judgment December 9, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether an approved vesting tentative map which conferred a statutory vested right to finalize a subdivision upon substantial compliance with the conditions of approval is property protected by the Takings Clause? Whether a claim of taking of rights under an approved vesting tentative map is tested with regard to the vesting tentative map in and of itself or with regard to the overall property encompassing the subdivision?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Nicholas James Honchariw
Solo Practioner
For respondent
Matthew D. Zinn
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 27 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
- Apr 01 2026Waiver of right of respondent County of Stanislaus to respond filed.
- Mar 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2026)