Andrews Properties of the Carolinas, LLC, et al. v. City of Burlington and City of Burlington Board of Adjustment

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ANDREWS PROPERTIES OF THE ) CAROLINAS, LLC, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) 1:25-CV-00236 v. ) ) CITY OF BURLINGTON and CITY OF ) BURLINGTON BOARD OF ) ADJUSTMENT, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Lindsey A. Freeman, United States District Judge. It is the “settled rule” that

42 U.S.C. § 1983

can provide litigants with a cause of action to bring federal claims against state officials in federal court without first exhausting alternative state remedies. Knick v. Township of Scott,

588 U.S. 180, 185

(2019);…