MAYES v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 84-1376.

747 F.2d 323 (1984)

Robert E. MAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF DALLAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian & Daniel, Michael M. Daniel, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kent S. Hofmeister, City Atty., Sam S. Lindsay, Asst. City Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff Mayes owns a home within a historic preservation district in Dallas, Texas, created by city ordinance. No alterations may be made to an exterior feature of property within the district without prior approval by city authorities. Mayes was denied permission to paint his brick home and to construct a walkway with pylons across his front lawn. Claiming deprivation of property rights in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth...

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