Legal Opinion
J.W. v. City of Tacoma
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1983No. 82-3199PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The City of Tacoma appeals from a declaratory judgment concerning the city’s refusal to issue a special use permit authorizing persons formerly institutionalized for mental health treatment to be included in a group home located in a residential district. The district court held that the denial of the permit was arbitrary and violated the due process clause of the 14th amendment. We affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
Else Blount, appellee in this action, operates a group home in the City of Tacoma, Washington. No more than eight residents live in the home at any given time. Among…
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