MLIKOTIN v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 79-3477.

643 F.2d 652 (1981)

Alex T. MLIKOTIN and Elvira M. Mlikotin, and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a municipal corporation and members of the City Council, etc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1981.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett Rolfe, LeBel & Rolfe, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Norman L. Roberts, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges and TEMPLAR, District Judge.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs are residents of the Venice Canal area of the City of Los Angeles. They filed this action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the city and members of the Los Angeles City Council. The theory of their action is that over a period of years, while the neighborhood was inhabited by poorer residents, the area received inadequate municipal services, and that plaintiffs' property thus has less value than it would otherwise...

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