U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
James Hart v. Township of Presque Isle, MI
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- David William McKeague
- Filed
- Sept. 8, 2025
- Case
- James Hart v. Township of Presque Isle, MI
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0416n.06 Case No. 24-2124 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Sep 08, 2025 ) JAMES HART; KRISTIN HART, KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN TOWNSHIP OF PRESQUE ISLE, MICHIGAN, ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Defendant-Appellee. ) ) OPINION ) Before: BOGGS, McKEAGUE, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. In 2020, James and Kristin Hart began constructing a house in Presque Isle Township, along the shores of Lake Huron. One year later, Presque Isle Zoning Administrator Stephen Lang issued a stop-work order after neighbors claimed that the Harts’ construction violated the Township’s zoning ordinances. The neighbors sought review of the Harts’ zoning permit with the Township’s Zoning Board of Appeals. After a hearing, the Zoning Board revoked the Harts’ permit because the Harts had not included appropriate scaled drawings in their permit application, as required by the Township’s zoning ordinances. With the Township’s help, the Harts eventually obtained a new permit and completed construction of their house. But because the p…
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