Legal Opinion

Webber v. Skoko

District Court, D. Oregon

Decided May 5, 1977No. Civ. 76-564PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELLONI, District Judge:

Plaintiff John C. Webber, Sr. (Webber), appearing pro se, sues the members of the Board of County Commissioners (commissioners) and the Planning Commission (commission) of Clackamas County, Oregon, for alleged violations of his civil rights. Webber proceeds directly under the constitution — primarily the fifth, thirteenth and fourteenth amendments — and bases jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. § 1331. 1

Defendants now urge the court to abstain.

I

Simply stated, plaintiff is unhappy with the zoning regulations of Clackamas County. In 1960, the commissioners zoned plaintiff’s land…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kent Island Joint Venture v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
  2. Besig v. FriendDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1979
  3. Blodgett v. County of Santa CruzDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1980

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