14th Amendment Violation – Commercial and Industrial Property Tax

By: Derek Hawkins//October 23, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Robbie J. Perry, et al. v. Coles County, Illinois,

Case No.: 17-3615

Officials: FLAUM, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 14^th Amendment Violation – Commercial and Industrial Property Tax

Robbie J. Perry and James Rex Dukeman, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, sued Coles County, Illinois for placing a disproportionate tax on commercial and industrial properties in Mattoon Township in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court dismissed plaintiffs’ claims based on the comity doctrine, and plaintiffs appeal. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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