Dahlsten v. Lee

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .1032

A. Procedural Background.1032

B. Factual Background.1032

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS. 1040

A. Standards For Summary Judgment. 1040

B. Plaintiff’s Equal Protection Claim. 1042

1. Elements of the claim. 1042

2. Was Dahlsten “similarly situated” to others? 1043

a. The Brad Strutzenberg property. 1044

b. The Ron Faltinson property. 1044

c. The David Lee property. 1044

C. Plaintiff’s State Law Claims. 1045

1. Public accommodation claim . 1045

2. Retaliation…