Felix Mendelson v. San Mateo County

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 24 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FELIX MENDELSON, No. 23-15494

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-05696-AGT

v.

MEMORANDUM*

SAN MATEO COUNTY,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Alex G. Tse, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 10, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, MENDOZA, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Felix Mendelson appeals from the district court’s

dismissal of his Fourth Amendment seizure claim and Fifth Amendment takings

claim against Defendant-Appellee San Mateo County. The district court held that

Mendelson’s claims were not ripe for federal court review because the County’s

regulations do not categorically prohibit development of Mendelson’s land and the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. County did not issue a de facto final decision denying his…