The Garretts’ Section 1983 complaint alleged violations of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and the Fourteenth
Amendment Due Process Clause.
Some of our lawyer-type folks can confirm, but a 1983 claim means that the city idiots can be held personally liable for screwing the pooch on this one.
Also this decision is vacate and remand back to the lower court to find in favor of the Garretts this time and figure out how much to award them.