Legal Opinion
Ralph E. Thornton Cheryl A. Thornton v. City of St. Helens Warren Baker Brian Little
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2005No. 03-35994PublishedCited by 689 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge.
Ralph and Cheryl Thornton own the only automobile wrecking yard in St. Hel-ens, Oregon. The Thorntons claim that the City of St. Helens has unlawfully conditioned approval of their annual applications to renew a state wrecker’s certificate on compliance with local land use regulations. Following repeated delays in the processing of the Thorntons’ renewal applications, they filed suit in district court against the City and certain local officials. The Thorntons alleged, among other claims, that the certificate renewal procedures employed by the City had resulted in…
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