No. 22-317

Jay Nygard, et ux. v. City of Orono, Minnesota

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-challenge criminal-enforcement due-process facial-challenge municipal-ordinance pre-enforcement pre-enforcement-challenge vagueness void-for-vagueness
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-11-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a homeowner prevail on a Papachristou-based pre-enforcement challenge to a municipal permitting law?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioners brought a pre-enforcement void-forvagueness challenge to a city permitting ordinance that is criminally enforceable for every type of home repair. The Eighth Circuit opined that facial vagueness challenges are not permitted outside the First Amendment cases, citing United States v. Orchard, 332 F.3d 1133 (8th Cir. 2003). There exists a split in the circuits and Supreme Court precedent. Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S. 156 (1972). Under Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles, 754 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2014), preenforcement actions challenging ordinances on vagueness grounds are allowed. The questions presented are: 1. Cana homeowner prevail on a Papachristou-based pre-enforcement challenge to a municipal permitting law? 2. Can a criminally enforceable city ordinance be challenged as unconstitutionally vague outside a First Amendment claim?

Docket Entries

2022-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
2022-10-21
Waiver of right of respondent City of Orono, a Minnesota Municipality to respond filed.
2022-10-03

Attorneys

City of Orono, a Minnesota Municipality
John S. BrooksbankCampbell Knutson, P.A., Respondent
John S. BrooksbankCampbell Knutson, P.A., Respondent
Jay Nygard, et ux.
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner