Grater v. Damascus Township Trustees

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Charles Grater, Case No. 3:22 CV 318 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM OPINION -vs- JUDGE JACK ZOUHARY Damascus Township Trustees, et. al., Defendants, INTRODUCTION What is constitutionally required before the government can declare a nuisance, haul away your personal property to sell as scrap, and stick you with the bill? That is the question before this Court. In 2018, Defendant Damascus Township Trustees declared Plaintiff Charles Grater’s property a “nuisance” (Doc. 1-1). After Grater did not comply with the…