MASON v. ADAMS COUNTY RECORDER

No. 17-3605.

901 F.3d 753 (2018)

Darryl O. MASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADAMS COUNTY RECORDER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Zachary Gottesman , GOTTESMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Mark Landes , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Zachary Gottesman , GOTTESMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert J. Thumann , CREHAN & THUMANN, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Mark Landes , J. Stephen Teetor , Robert C. Perryman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, William P. Lang , Cleveland, Ohio, Amy Ikerd , MERCER COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Celina, Ohio, Pamela J. Sears , Michael G. Florez , Eric A. Munas , HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jeffrey C. Turner , Dawn M. Frick , Kevin A. Lantz , SURDYK, DOWD & TURNER, CO., L.P.A., Dayton, Ohio, Randall L. Lambert , LAMBERT LAW OFFICE, LLC, Ironton, Ohio, Nick A. Soulas, Jr. , Jason S. Wagner , FRANKLIN COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Columbus, Ohio, Jason A. Fountain , G. Ernie Ramos, Jr. , CLERMONT COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Batavia, Ohio, for Appellees Ohio County Recorders and Miami County Engineer. John A. Borell , Kevin A. Pituch , LUCAS COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellee Lucas County Recorder.

BOGGS, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which CLAY and KETHLEDGE, JJ., joined. CLAY, J. (pages 757-58), delivered a separate concurring opinion.


OPINION

This is a civil-rights case, brought under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604(c); 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and 42 U.S.C. § 1985, challenging the maintenance of records that contain racially restrictive covenants such as deeds, plat maps, and other real-estate documents maintained by county recorders...

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