No. 21-944

Josephine Tripodi, et al. v. North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2021-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: 14th-amendment civil-procedure due-process fourteenth-amendment legal-liability mold-remediation property-rights state-court takings
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Environmental DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-02-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Due Process Clause prohibit a state court from compelling a real property owner to pay for mold inspection and remediation without legal duty?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibit a state court from compelling a real property owner to pay thousands of dollars for mold inspection and remediation when there are no federal, state, or even municipal laws prescribing an owner’s duty to inspect and remediate for mold? 2) Does the Due Process Clause limit a state court’s power to impose obligations and liabilities upon an intervening party?

Docket Entries

2022-02-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2021-12-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2022)

Attorneys

Josephine M. Tripodi, et al.
Michael James ConfusioneHegge & Confusione, LLC, Petitioner
Michael James ConfusioneHegge & Confusione, LLC, Petitioner
North Coventry Township
Eric M. BrownSiana Law, LLP, Respondent
Eric M. BrownSiana Law, LLP, Respondent