Legal Opinion

Blain v. Township of Radnor

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 16, 2006No. 04-2698UnpublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim arising from a zoning dispute, Appellant Deirdre Blain appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to Radnor Township, holding no violation of substantive due process. The District Court held the Township’s conduct did not “shock the conscience.” We will affirm.

I

Because we write only for the benefit of the parties, an abbreviated recitation of the facts will suffice. Blain owned two parcels of land in the Township. She submitted her subdivision plan for approval on July 2, 1999, and the Planning Commission…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. James R. WHITE, Appellant, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. Creative Environments, Inc. v. Robert EstabrookCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  5. Bello v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by15 opinions

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