No. 19-607

Woodcrest Homes, Inc. v. Carousel Farms Metropolitan District

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2019-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 5th-amendment constitutional-interpretation due-process eminent-domain fifth-amendment government-taking private-benefit property-rights public-use takings
Key Terms:
Takings FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Fifth Amendment's restriction of eminent domain to 'public use[s]' satisfied even if a condemnation is undertaken 'for the purpose of conferring a private benefit on a particular private party'?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is the Fifth Amendment’s restriction of eminent domain to “public use[s]” satisfied even if a condemnation is undertaken “for the purpose of conferring a private benefit on a particular private party”?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-24
Reply of petitioner Woodcrest Homes, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2020-02-10
Brief of respondent Carousel Farms Metropolitan District in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2019-12-10
Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2020.
2019-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2019 to February 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-11-13
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Woodcrest Homes, Inc.
Blanket Consent
2019-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2019)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-08-16
Application (19A175) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 7, 2019.
2019-08-12
Application (19A175) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 8, 2019 to November 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Main Document

Attorneys

Carousel Farms Metropolitan District
Mark Christopher Fleming — WilmerHale, Respondent
Mark Christopher Fleming — WilmerHale, Respondent
Southeastern Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, Owners' Counsel of America, NFIB Small Business Legal Center
Robert H. Thomas — Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, Amicus
Robert H. Thomas — Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, Amicus
Woodcrest Homes, Inc.
Jeffrey Hallett Redfern — Institute for Justice, Petitioner
Jeffrey Hallett Redfern — Institute for Justice, Petitioner