Chambers Self-Storage Oakdale, LLC v. Washington County, Minnesota
SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities
Does the right to Due Process prohibit a State from depriving real property taxpayers the right to conduct discovery of assessment data and methods, thus limiting their ability to conduct a full inquiry and due process at a hearing on unequal assessment claims?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Does the right to Due Process under the U.S. Constitution prohibit a State from depriving real property taxpayers the right to conduct discovery of the assessment data and assessment methods, used by the government, in its assessment of the subject property as well as the assessment of similarly situated properties, thus limiting a_ property taxpayer’s ability to conduct a full inquiry and afforded full due process at a hearing on a taxpayer’s constitutional claim of unequal assessment of its property as compared to similarly — situated properties? 2. Does the Equal Protection clause permit a State, either legislatively, or through case law, to deny real property taxpayers the right to fully dispose of all constitutional claims to limit the taxpayers’ ability to seek relief from unequal assessments resulting from unequal assessment methodologies or the unequal application of assessment methodologies by assessing officials? i