Paul v. City of Woonsocket

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

In this appeal we review a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants, the City of Woonsocket, the city treasurer and the city council (collectively, the city) and against the plaintiffs, a conditionally certified class, consisting of Michael M. Paul, M. Paul and Son, Denis Mendoza and Roland L. Bois and all record title holders (plaintiffs), who had all been required by the enactment of a Woonsocket City Council ordinance to pay a water connection impact fee (tapping fee) to the city. They sought recovery of those fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They…