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Ninth Circuit· 2/28/2012

Robert Charles Towery v Janice K Brewer

Citations

  • 672 F.3d 650
  • 2012 WL 627787
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4012

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting \a distinction between state action that violates a fundamental right and state action that merely burdens a fundamental right.\
  • class-of-one doctrine of equal protection does not apply to state action that involves discretionary decisionmaking based on subjective, individualized assessments
  • “Under 9 the ‘serious questions’ version of the [preliminary injunction] test” a plaintiff must still show that 10 “there is a likelihood of irreparable injury.”
  • “Under 3 || the ‘serious questions’ version of the [preliminary injunction] test” a plaintiff must still show that 4 || “there is a likelihood of irreparable injury.”
  • “The 7 class-of-one doctrine does not apply to forms of state action that by their nature involve 8 discretionary decision-making based on a vast array of subjective, individualized 9 assessments.”
  • for class of one theory, individual must establish less favorable treatment than others generally

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Judges: McKeown, Berzon, Rawlinson

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