WIRTZ v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND

No. 11-3811.

669 F.3d 860 (2012)

Roy WIRTZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander J. Luchenitser (submitted), Attorney, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Gavin M. Rose , Attorney, ACLU of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Aladean M. DeRose , Attorney, City of South Bend Legal Department, South Bend, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This motion to dismiss an appeal in a case arising under the First Amendment's establishment clause presents a novel jurisdictional issue: whether a municipal land use case can come within the exception to the doctrine of mootness for cases that are capable of repetition yet elude review. There is also an issue of timeliness.

The City of South Bend bought a tract of land with the intention of transferring it to a Catholic high school...

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