Opinion ID: 2628773
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the mootness doctrine prohibits land use challenges to continue after all of the litigant's relevant property rights have been transferred

Text: ¶ 33 Finally, CME claims that the public has a right, which CME seeks to enforce, to a fair and impartial administrative process. The majority agrees with CME's argument and determines that CME has alternative standing based on its representation of this public interest. Although somewhat facially persuasive, CME's argument would create dire long-term consequences for the mootness doctrine. Under CME's argument, no matter how the circumstances may change, a party could always argue that, at the very least, the requested relief would affect the integrity of the administrative process. Accordingly, the adoption of CME's position would effectively eviscerate the mootness doctrine as it pertains to land use challenges. For this reason, I decline to adopt CME's reasoning.