River Park, Inc. v. City of Highland Park

Docket No. 85246–Agenda 35–September 1998.

RIVER PARK, INC., et al. , Appellees, v. THE CITY OF

HIGHLAND PARK, Appellant.

This case arises from the efforts of plaintiffs River Park, Inc., Spatz & Company, and Country Club Estates, Ltd., to develop a parcel of real estate located within defendant City of Highland Park. After defendant failed to approve their plan to develop the property and their request for rezoning, plaintiffs sought relief under 42 U.S.C. §1983 (1994) by filing a complaint against defendant in federal court. Following the dismissal of their federal cause of action, plaintiffs…