Midwest Media Property, L.L.C v. Symmes Township

The majority argues that Plaintiffs-Midwest Media Property, L.L.C. (“Midwest”), CTI Properties, L.L.C. (“CTI”), and Speckert, L.L.C. (“Speckert”), lack standing to bring this action, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Defendant Symmes Township (“Defendant” or “Township”), a municipality in Ohio. This result rests on the erroneous conclusion that Plaintiffs “chose[ ] not to challenge the size and height regulations” imposed by Defendant. Maj. Op. at 461. Because Plaintiffs’ complaint expressly challenges Township’s sign regulations in their entirety, this court has jurisdiction to reach the…