Legal Opinion
River Park, Inc. v. City of Highland Park
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1994No. 93-3017PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Federal courts are not boards of zoning appeals. This message, oft-repeated, has not penetrated the consciousness of property owners who believe that federal judges are more hospitable to their claims than are state judges. Why they should believe this we haven’t a clue; none has ever prevailed in this circuit, but state courts often afford relief on facts that do not support a federal claim. Is it that they have omitted the steps necessary to obtain review in state court and hope for the best in a second-chance forum? Well, we are not cooperating. Litigants who…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by112 opinions
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