Elizabeth Blodgett and Richard Tarmey v. County of Santa Cruz, Pat Liberty, Dan Forbus, Chris Matthews, and Gary Patton

Appellants are property owners of adjoining parcels in a rural area of Santa Cruz, California. They have brought suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986 against appellees, the County of Santa Cruz and four members of its board of supervisors. They allege that appellees engaged in a series of knowing and intentional acts designed to deprive appellants of due process and equal protection of the laws in connection with appellees’ rejection of appellants’ requests for rezoning and minor land divisions. The district court, 553 F.Supp. 1090, granted summary judgment in favor of appellees and…