PERFECT PUPPY v. CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.

No. 15-1553.

807 F.3d 415 (2015)

PERFECT PUPPY, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 8, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Breemer , with whom Pacific Legal Foundation, Lesley S. Rich , and Rich Law Associates, were on brief for appellant.

Marc DeSisto , with whom Kathleen M. Daniels , Desisto Law, and Timothy J. Chapman , City Solicitor, City of East Providence, were on brief, for appellee.

Michael G. Bongiorno , Ian Coghill , and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP on brief for The Humane Society of the United States, amicus curiae.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, SELYA and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Prologue

We write today about a suit started in state court and removed to federal court. As relevant here, Perfect Puppy, Inc. (our plaintiff) believes it has a rock-solid facial—and as-applied-takings claim against the City of East Providence (our defendant) based...

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