Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. Magner Ex Rel. City of St. Paul's Department of Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2010No. 09-1209, 09-1528, 09-1579PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Several owners and former owners of rental properties in St. Paul, Minnesota brought these consolidated actions, challenging the City of St. Paul’s (“the City”) enforcement of its housing code. The property owners appeal the district court’s (1) dismissal of their claims on summary-judgment, (2) denial of sanctions for spoliation of evidence, and (3) denial of discovery regarding Appellee Steve Magner. We affirm in all respects except the dismissal of Appellants’ disparate impact claim under the Fair Housing Act.
I. Background
In 1993, the City enacted the Property…
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