Legal Opinion
Town of Southwest Ranches v. Kalam
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 12, 2008No. 4D07-2986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Melgren, a building official, and Polia-koff, a deputy attorney of the Town of Southwest Ranches, appeal the denial of their motion to dismiss Kalam’s civil rights claim filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The motion to dismiss is based on the town officials’ assertion of qualified immunity. We reverse.
Kalam filed a multi-count complaint against Melgren, Poliakoff and Town because the defendants refused to allow Ka-lam to build a home on his property (lot 7). Kalam seeks damages against the town officials, alleging that they intentionally denied him the use of his property without just compensation…
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