United States Second Circuit

In case involving eminent domain and a proposed stadium for the New Jersey Nets, dismissal of complaint alleging that eminent domain action violates the Public Use Clause of the Fifth Amendment is affirmed as the plaintiffs have not mounted a viable Fifth Amendment challenge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2008
• Published 02/01/2008

Judges

• KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  JACOBS, Chief Judge, KATZMANN and LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew D. Brinckerhoff (Andrew G. Celli, Jr., Eric Hecker, of counsel), Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York, NY, Jennifer Levy, South Brooklyn Legal Services, Brooklyn, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Preeta D. Bansal (Douglas M. Kraus, of counsel) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, (on behalf of the Empire State Development Corporation appellees), Laura R. Johnson, Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Benjamin N. Gutman, Deputy Solicitor General for Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY, (on behalf of the New York State appellees), Jeffrey R. Braun, Karen L. Mintzer, Kerri B. Folb, Jessica J. Glass, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Richard G. Leland, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY, (on behalf of the Forest City Ratner appellees), Jane L. Gordon, Edward F.X. Hart for Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, (on behalf of the New York City appellees), for Defendants-Appellees.