Sederquist v. Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s dismissal of their suit to recover attorneys’ fees under a substantial benefit theory for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

This is the third visit to this court of litigation that has gone on for about fifteen years. See Sederquist v. City of Tiburon, 765 F.2d 756 (9th Cir.1984); Sederquist v. City of Tiburon, 590 F.2d 278 (9th Cir.1978). The plaintiffs and defendants own lots in the Hacienda Heights subdivision in the City of Tiburón. Of the seven owners of these lots, only four pursued the…