Legal Opinion
Sinaloa Lake Owners Ass'n v. City of Simi Valley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1989No. 86-6425PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether plaintiffs’ fourth, fifth and fourteenth amendment claims are ripe for adjudication in federal court despite failure to exhaust state judicial remedies.
Facts
The complaint and stipulations of the parties set forth the following scenario:1 Plaintiff Sinaloa Lake Owners Association owns Sinaloa Dam and Sinaloa Lake, the lake behind the dam. The individual plaintiffs own property surrounding the lake. The lake and the dam are located within the County of Ventura, outside the City of Simi Valley.
The California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), a…
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