Legal Opinion

Solum v. Board of County Commissioners

District Court, D. Minnesota

Decided July 20, 2012No. Civil No. 11-2952 (DSD/SER)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DAVID S. DOTY, District Judge.

This matter is before the court upon the motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, the motion for summary judgment by defendants 1 (collectively, Houston County), and the motion to dismiss the third-party complaint by Jared Solum. Based on a review of the file, record and proceedings herein, and for the following reasons, the court grants the motion for summary judgment.

BACKGROUND

This land-use dispute arises from defendants’ enforcement of the Houston County zoning ordinance. The court recites the facts as they apply to each plaintiff.2

*1011Plaintiffs Matthew and…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Richard Burton v. Arkansas Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. Blaine/Atlantic Funding, LLC v. City of BlaineDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2024
  3. Cambria Company LLC v. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2025
  4. Romantix-Fargo, Inc. v. City of FargoDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 2022
  5. Travis Paul Perry v. City of Waterville; Jason Moran, in his official and individual capacities; Teresa Hill, in her official and individual capacities; and Waterville Zoning CommissionDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2026

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