United States Ninth Circuit

Although much of a city's alleged discriminatory conduct surrounding a nuisance abatement ordinance occurred outside of the statute of limitations period, where appellants alleged a discrete act within that period, court should have considered time-barred acts as evidence of an unconstitutional purpose.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2000
• Decided 10/07/2002
• Published 10/07/2002

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge., Before: B. FLETCHER and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bradley H. Bagshaw,Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle, Washington and David R. Osgood, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Christie,Johnson Martens Christie Andrews & Skinner, P.S., Seattle, WA, for defendants-appellees.