No. 24-3

City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council v. Rama, Inc., dba Discount Liquor

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2024-07-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-function alcohol-license constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law due-process judicial-review legislative-body separation-of-powers
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the action of the Tennessee Court of Appeals ordering a legislative body performing an administrative function violated separation of powers when it directed the City Council to approve the issuance of an alcohol license for this retail liquor store contrary to the Separation of Powers Clause of the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the action of the Tennessee Court of Appeals ordering a legislative body performing an administrative function violated separation of powers when it directed the City Council to approve the issuance of an alcohol license for this retail liquor store contrary to the Separation of Powers Clause of the United States Constitution? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS Tennessee Supreme Court No. Rama, Inc. dba Discount Liquor v. City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council Petition for Review Denied: March 6, 2024 Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville No. Rama, Inc. dba Discount Liquor v. City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council Opinion: October 6, 2023 Chancery Court for the Eleventh Circuit Judicial District of Tennessee No. 22-0146 Rama, Inc. dba Discount Liquor v. City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council Final Order: September 26, 2022

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent Rama, Inc., d/b/a Discount Liquor to respond filed.
2024-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2024)

Attorneys

City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Council
Phillip Alden NoblettCity Attorney’s Office, Petitioner
Phillip Alden NoblettCity Attorney’s Office, Petitioner
Rama, Inc., d/b/a Discount Liquor
Joshua HixsonLaw Office of Joshua E. Hixson, Respondent
Joshua HixsonLaw Office of Joshua E. Hixson, Respondent