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"A Jefferson Parish building owner claims his due process rights have been violated because a previous tenant violated city ordinances.<br /><br />Joseph S. Ancona, Jr. filed suit against Jefferson Parish on Oct. 14 in federal court in New Orleans over property he owns at 3208 N. Arnoult Drive in Metairie.<br /><br />According to the complaint, Ancona had leased the ground floor to a bar named 3 Quarter Time, which had violated ordinances in March. Ancona evicted the tenant and the city did not renew its business permit.<br /><br />Since the incident, Ancona states he has not been able to lease out the premises because Jefferson Parish has deemed his property off-limits for anyone to receive a permit to operate a bar.<br /><br />The defendant is accused of violating Ancona's due process rights, impairment of contract and taking by decreasing the value of the premises.<br /><br />The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction preventing Jefferson Parish from continuing to punish him by deeming his property as off-limits for anyone to obtain a permit to operate a bar and for an award of damages for the loss in revenue, compensation for aggravation and distress, punitive damages, interest, costs and attorney's fees.<br /><br />Ancona is represented by Keith B. Hall of Stone Pigman Walther Wittman in New Orleans. A jury trial is requested.<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><i>Case No. 2:10-cv-03618</i>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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