FRIENDS OF RIVERFRONT v. MINNEAPOLIS

No. A07-0925.

751 N.W.2d 586 (2008)

STATE of Minnesota by FRIENDS of the RIVERFRONT, et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, et al., Respondents, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Respondent, DeLaSalle High School, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Y. Perry, Matthew J. Franken, Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for appellants.

Susan L. Segal, Minneapolis City Attorney, James A. Moore, Stephen H. Norton, Assistant City Attorneys, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent City of Minneapolis, et al.

Brian F. Rice, Ann E. Walther, Rice, Michels & Walther, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

Carolyn V. Wolski, Leonard, Street and Deinard, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent DeLaSalle High School.

Considered and decided by LANSING, Presiding Judge; TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge; and HUDSON, Judge.


OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

As part of a challenge to a proposed athletic facility on Nicollet Island, the plaintiffs brought a lawsuit asserting a Minnesota Environmental Rights Act claim, a contract claim, and a declaratory-judgment claim. The district court dismissed the suit. On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the decision to dismiss each of these claims. We conclude that the MERA claim was precluded by a previous administrative determination, that the...

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