Leonard v. Planning Board of the Town of Union Vale

Plaintiffs appeal from a January 6, 2016 judgment of the District Court, dismissing their second amended complaint (the “complaint”) with prejudice as to plaintiffs’ substantive and procedural due process claims. 1 Plaintiffs brought these claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants, the Planning Board of the Town of Union Vale and two of its members (jointly, the “Board”), violated plaintiffs’ due process rights by rescinding a “negative declaration” relating to plaintiffs’ proposed subdivision of real property located in Union Vale, New York. The District Court held that the due…