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· 2/6/1996

Strickland v. Alderman

Citations

  • 74 F.3d 260
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 1598
  • 1996 WL 21069

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that water drained slower from plaintiffs property for purposes of enforcement of standing water ordinance
  • requiring both evidence that a petitioner was treated differently than similarly situated persons; and that difference was “for the purpose of discriminating” against the petitioner
  • listing elements of § 1983 claim for selective enforcement of a standing water ordinance
  • applying the final-decision requirement to due process and equal protection claims
  • \An exception to the final decision requirement exists where it would be futile for the plaintiff to pursue a final decision.\
  • “As[-]applied due process and equal protection claims are ripe for adjudication when the local authority has rendered its final decision with respect to the application of the regulation.”

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Judges: Hatchett, Birch, Godbold

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