Legal Opinion
Chris Horton and James E. Gardner v. Board of County Commissioners of Flagler County, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 2000No. 98-2911PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Chris Horton and James Gardner, Jr., the plaintiffs in this case, own land in Flagler County, Florida. They filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in state court against the County Board of Commissioners, claiming that the Commissioners had deprived them of substantive due process, procedural due process, and equal protection by establishing a moratorium that prevented them from developing their land. Their complaint also claimed the Commissioners had violated the Florida Constitution and Florida laws. The Commissioners removed the case to federal district court, which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Combs v. Plantation PatternsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- McKinney v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- McDonald's Corp. v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Jackson v. Okaloosa CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Digital Properties, Inc. v. City of PlantationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by44 opinions
- Cotton v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Foxy Lady, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Reams v. IrvinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Poindexter v. Department of Human ResourcesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2013
- Hicks v. Jackson County CommissionCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.