Legal Opinion
Varilek v. City of Houston
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 2004No. S-10814PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Larry Varilek sued Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the City of Houston claiming that their enforcement of certain land use ordinances violated his constitutional rights. The superior court dismissed the claim because Varilek failed to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to bringing suit. Vari-lek asserts that he was unable to exhaust administrative remedies because he was unable to pay the borough's mandatory $200 administrative filing fee. Because Varilek's access to the legal system in this case is contingent on payment of the borough's…
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