Maytown Sand & Gravel, LLC v. Thurston County

¶ 1 The Land Use Petition Act (LUPA), chapter 36.70C RCW, bars parties from challenging a local land use decision in state court if the parties fail to exhaust the administrative process. RCW 36.70C.030. The central issue in this case is (1) whether that administrative exhaustion rule applies to all tort claims that arise during the land use decision-making process. The other issues are (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding of a substantive due process violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ( Section 1983 ); (3) whether an aggrieved party can recover prelitigation,…