CIRCA LTD. v. CITY OF MIAMI

No. 93-5360.

79 F.3d 1057 (1996)

CIRCA LIMITED, a Pennsylvania corporation, for the use and benefit of Circa Limited, the Barness Organization, William and Bernice Sawyer, a Florida Joint Venture, the Odessa, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Quinn Jones, City Atty., Theresa L. Girten, Assistant City Atty., Arthur J. England, Charles M. Auslander, Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen and Quentel, P.A., Miami, FL, for appellant.

Charles C. Kline, White & Case, Eric S. Roth, Miami, FL, for Circa and Odessa.

Before EDMONDSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and CUDAHY, Senior Circuit Judge.


CUDAHY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This litigation arises from a failed attempt by public and private entities to cooperate in the redevelopment of Overtown, an economically depressed area of downtown Miami. When the redevelopment project fell through, the private entities, Circa, Ltd., Odessa, Ltd. and their associated enterprises, sued the City of Miami, claiming breaches of contract and violations of their constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury

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