Legal Opinion

Leonard N. Anderson v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 1, 2017No. 16-1661PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Anderson appeals the district court’s 2 order dismissing his federal and state law claims arising from a nuisance abatement carried out on his land. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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Mr. Anderson owns a 2.3-acre lot in St. Paul, Minnesota where he collects and stores, among other things, vehicles, trailers, commercial • storage units, barrels, boats, and broken lawn mowers. Branding the collection a public nuisance, the City of St. Paul has tried for years to make Mr. Anderson clean up his lot. Indeed, this appeal is only the latest development in an…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Hauschildt v. BeckinghamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  3. E-Shops Corp. v. U.S. Bank National Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. State v. JosephSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  5. Rucker v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. Loomer v. Meta Platforms, IncDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2023

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