Legal Opinion
Bello v. Walker
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 1, 1988No. Nos. 87-3504, 87-3505PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
These cases arise from a municipality’s delay in issuing a building permit. They require us to decide whether a person’s constitutional right to due process can be violated when municipal officials process an application for a building permit pursuant to a constitutionally adequate procedure, but deliberately and arbitrarily abuse government power to deny the application. We hold that such acts can violate a person’s right to substantive due process. One of the cases also presents the issue whether a lengthy delay in obtaining a building permit can…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by190 opinions
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- Brady v. Town of ColchesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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- Mavourneen Doherty v. City of Chicago, Graham C. Grady, Judith C. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Verena Rivera-Powell, Francesca Castellanos, Georgina Sanchez, and Marie Sierra v. New York City Board of Elections, Docket No. 06-4665-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
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