Legal Opinion
Stone v. City of Prescott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1999No. 97-17121PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs claim that the City of Prescott and its elected officials violated their civil rights by depriving them of the opportunity to petition for a city-wide referendum challenging certain real property transfers. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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In October 1995, the city council of Prescott, Arizona (“City”) passed Ordinance # 3423 which provided for the sale of City-owned Hassayampa Lake to Hassayampa Lake Holdings, L.L.C. The ordinance included a declaration of emergency…
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