Ellis v. City of Grand Rapids

OPINION

FOX, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss in an action involving a Grand Rapids urban renewal project, commonly known as the Washington Square Urban Renewal Project.

Plaintiff, Michael E. Ellis, a resident of the City of East Grand Rapids, owns a medical office building located at 242 Jefferson Avenue, in the project area.

The defendants are the City of Grand Rapids, the Mayor, the City Commissioners, the Urban Renewal Director, and the Planning Director of the City of Grand Rapids, hereinafter referred to as the “City.”

■The plaintiff seeks a temporary and permanent injunction…