Vawn Smith v. Bannock County, Idaho

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO VAWN SMITH, Plaintiff, Case No. 4:23-00504-DCN v. MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO, a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Dkt. 12. Defendant Bannock County, Idaho, seeks summary judgment on Plaintiff Vawn Smith’s Fifth Amendment and Idaho constitutional takings claims. Because the Motion presented potentially novel issues of Idaho law, the Court ordered supplemental briefing on a list of questions in advance of the hearing.…