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August 3, 2021

Holy Mango! Statute That Allows Creditor to Seize Property from Third Party Is a Taking.

Who else but inversecondemnation.com would discuss a case dealing with dried fruit, from Guam no less?  The case is Western Sales Trading Co. v Genpro Int’l, Inc. (Guam), No. CVA 19-023 (July 28, 2021).  The Court held that a Guam statute permitting a judgment creditor to take property from a third party was a taking. Under the statute, a Guam judgment creditor is specifically authorized to file a motion for an order to show cause to compel any person who holds the assets of the judgment debtor to turn over… read more

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June 24, 2019

BYE BYE WILLIAMSON COUNTY – HELLO KNICK V TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT

          On June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down Knick v Township of Scott, 588 US ____ (2019).  I wrote about Knick in this blog twice, September 21, 2018 and November 5, 2018.           Knick was originally argued before the Supreme Court on October 3, 2018.  There were only 8 Justices then sitting and there was a lack of consensus.  The Court then issued an Order directing the filing of supplemental briefs and restoring the case for argument.  Re-argument took place on January 16, 2019… read more

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Posted in Fifth Amendment, Knick v Township of Scott, Ripeness of Claims, Uncategorized, Williamson County v Hamilton Bank
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September 21, 2018

JUST IN THE KNICK OF TIME – KNICK V. TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT

It is very rare, yet it’s going to happen.  The United States Supreme Court will hear an eminent domain case.  The case brought by our friends at Pacific Legal Foundation involves a somewhat bizarre fact pattern.  Okay, it is totally weird.  The Township of Scott, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance affecting private properties determined to be or contain cemeteries. In relevant part, the ordinance required that “all cemeteries within the Township . . . be kept open and accessible to the general public during daylight hours” and that no owner could… read more

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May 11, 2018

ANOTHER FIFTH AMENDMENT CLAIM STRUCK DOWN

          The Second Department held that the City of New York did not take property from taxicab companies that own medallions.  The proceeding arises out of the rapid growth of for-hire vehicle services provided by companies such as Uber which allow passengers to use a smartphone application to electronically request on-demand ground transportation. The Court held, inter alia: Moreover, we agree with the Supreme Court’s determination that the TLC’s alleged decision to “allow black cars to pick up e-hails” did not, as a matter of law, constitute an unconstitutional taking… read more

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