Ralph E. Thornton Cheryl A. Thornton v. City of St. Helens Warren Baker Brian Little

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2005-09-06

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CLIFTON, Circuit Judge. Ralph and Cheryl Thornton own the only automobile wrecking yard in St. Hel-ens, Oregon. The Thorntons claim that the City of St. Helens has unlawfully conditioned approval of their annual applications to renew a state wrecker’s certificate on compliance with local land use regulations. Following repeated delays in the processing of the Thorntons’ renewa…

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