Maxwell v. City of Santa Rosa

Plaintiffs are the owners of parcels of land included in an assessment district created by defendant city for the purpose of grading, clearing, paving and improving Pacific Avenue, a street in the city of Santa Rosa. Defendants are the city and the individual members of the city council. Plaintiffs instituted this action to enjoin the enforcement of assessments against their respective properties and to obtain a determination that the assessment proceedings are null and void, upon the grounds that the city council acted in an arbitrary and fraudulent manner, inconsistent with due process, and…