U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 10, 2024
US Supreme Court seems to prepared to return major takings case to state court
George Sheetz sued El Dorado County in 2016 after the county demanded the $23,000 fee, which is intended to pay for road and highway improvements and he paid under protest. He lost in superior court and at the 3rd District Court of Appeal before appealing to the Supreme Court.
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said at oral arguments Tuesday that many issues raised by the parties were not before the Supreme Court at the moment. (The New York Times)
In a major property rights case, U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to agree Tuesday that a $23,000 traffic mitigation fee is not protected just because it was adopted by El Dorado County supervisors.
But that may not resolve the lawsuit by Placerville homeowner George Sheetz, as the court appeared inclined to send the case back to the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento to decide whether the fee violates the U.S. Constitution’s ta...