Natural Lands, LLC, purchased an undeveloped beachfront lot in Palm Beach County, Florida, which was zoned for residential development and "grand fathered " with a vested right to build a single -family home, subject to certain variance requirements. During a lengthy process to secure building approval, three future City Council members campaigned on promises to deny all development on Natural Lands ' property. When the Council finally scheduled a hearing on its application for a construction variance , Natural Lands requested recusal of these now -elected member s. But the Council refused , held the hearing, and denied the application. After a bench trial, the district court held that "the explicit bias of the three Council Members against any development on the parcel tainted the vote on Plaintiff 's variance application " and violated the Due Process Clause. The Eleventh Circuit reversed, holding , in conflict with other Circuits , that the existence of state court remedies barred Natural Lands' due process claim in federal court .

Whether the availability of state remedies bars a property owner from seeking relief from a due process violation in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983?

Whether the availability of state remedies bars a property owner from seeking relief from a due process violation in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983?