No. 23-296

Michael L. Kiser, et al. v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: North Carolina
Docketed: 2023-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 14th-amendment 5th-amendment constitutional-interpretation due-process judicial-takings just-compensation property-rights supreme-court-review takings takings-clause
Key Terms:
DueProcess Takings JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-12-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a state supreme court able to 'side-step' the just compensation requirement of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by simply removing preexisting property rights of owners to real property?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is a state supreme court able to “side-step” the just compensation requirement of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by simply removing preexisting property rights of owners to real property? 2. Is the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in holding that an established right of private property no longer exists a taking in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution? 3. Is the North Carolina Supreme Court’s grant of title and ouster of property rights without payment of just compensation a violation of the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-10-30
Waiver of right of respondents Please see list set forth upon Exhibit A attached hereto: Jeannene H. Allen, et al. to respond filed.
2023-10-24
Waiver of right of respondents Thomas E. Schmitt and Karen A. Schmitt, Linda Gail Combs and Robert Donald Shepherd as Trustee. to respond filed.
2023-10-20
Waiver of right of respondent Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC to respond filed.
2023-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2023)

Attorneys

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Kiran H. MehtaTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Respondent
Kiran H. MehtaTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Respondent
Michael L. Kiser, et al.
Dennis Edward BoyleBoyle & Jasari, Petitioner
Dennis Edward BoyleBoyle & Jasari, Petitioner
Please see list set forth upon Exhibit A attached hereto: Jeannene H. Allen, et al.
Mark Lowe ChildersJones, Childers, Donaldson & Webb, PLLC, Respondent
Mark Lowe ChildersJones, Childers, Donaldson & Webb, PLLC, Respondent
Thomas E. Schmitt and Karen A. Schmitt, Linda Gail Combs and Robert Donald Shepherd as Trustee.
David Payne ParkerDavid P. Parker, PLLC, Respondent
David Payne ParkerDavid P. Parker, PLLC, Respondent