Najas Realty, LLC v. Seekonk Water Dist., No. 15-1320 (1st Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs purchased a piece of land with plans to develop the property. In response to the opposition Defendants’ mounted to Plaintiffs’ plan, Plaintiffs filed suit, alleging violations of their constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state law rights. Plaintiffs also alleged First Amendment retaliation claims, a Fourteenth Amendment equal protection claim, and a Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process claim, all with corresponding state-law claims. The district court granted judgment in favor of Defendants due to Plaintiffs’ failure to state any viable claims. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the allegations put forth by Plaintiffs were insufficient to survive the pleading stage.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on May 6, 2016.
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