Legal Opinion
Pacific Shores Properties, LLC v. City of Newport Beach
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2013No. 11-55460, 11-55461PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Prior to 2008, “group homes”—i.e., homes in which recovering alcoholics and drug users live communally and mutually support each other’s recovery—were generally permitted to locate in residential zones in the City of Newport Beach (“the City”) and they did so freely. 1 By 2008, a number of residents of the City launched a campaign to restrict or eliminate group homes in their neighborhoods. After enacting several moratoria, the City enacted an Ordinance (“the Ordinance”) which had the practical effect of prohibiting new group homes from opening in most…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. DuffyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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