Legal Opinion
Jardín De Las Catalinas Ltd. Partnership v. Joyner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 12, 2014No. 12-1757PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is what might be called a “pick your poison” case. In the proceedings below, the district court identified three justifications supporting its grant of judgment on the pleadings: waiver, untimeliness, and the absence of a constitutionally protected property interest in the tax credits sought by the plaintiffs. Although all of these avenues appear promising, principles of judicial economy and restraint counsel that we write no more broadly than is necessary to resolve this appeal.
When we conduct the necessary triage, what jumps off the page is the tardiness of the…
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