Legal Opinion

City of Fargo v. Rakowski

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 12, 2016No. 20150349PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

.CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] William Rakowski appeals after a district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Fargo. Rakowski argues the district court erred because Fargo did not have authority to assess a re-inspection fee, Fargo was required to have a search warrant before re-inspecting the house, the re-inspection fee constituted an illegal bill of attainder, Fargo’s claim was barred by double jeopardy and res judicata and he was entitled to relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm.

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[¶2] Rakowski owns rental houses in Fargo. In November 2011 Fargo inspected one of the houses…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Riverwood Commercial Park, L.L.C. v. Standard Oil Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Feickert v. FeickertNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2022

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