M. J. Brock & Sons, Inc. v. City of Davis

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

This case arises from a dispute over the use of 75 acres of land owned by the plaintiff within the City of Davis, California. The plaintiff, M. J. Brock & Sons, Inc., has alleged that the defendants City, City Council, Planning Commission, Planning Director, and individuals associated with these governmental units have engaged in a series of acts which collectively have denied plaintiff of the lawful use of its land under federal law so as to constitute a taking in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth…