City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd., and Monterey-Del Monte Dunes Corporation

Decided May 24, 1999. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-1235 · 526 U.S. 687 (1999) · Cited 841 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · 473 U.S. 172 (1985)
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · 517 U.S. 370 (1996)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• Curtis v. Loether · 415 U.S. 189 (1974)
• Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. · 523 U.S. 340 (1998)
• United States v. Reynolds · 397 U.S. 14 (1970)
• Jacobs v. United States · 290 U.S. 13 (1933)
• United States v. Clarke · 445 U.S. 253 (1980)
• Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
• Nollan v. California Coastal Commission · 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
• Memphis Community School District v. Stachura · 477 U.S. 299 (1986)
• Bauman v. Ross · 167 U.S. 548 (1897)
• Hurley v. Kincaid · 285 U.S. 95 (1932)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Tull v. United States · 481 U.S. 412 (1987)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
• United States v. Jones · 109 U.S. 513 (1883)
• Baker v. McCollan · 443 U.S. 137 (1979)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
• Owens v. Okure · 488 U.S. 235 (1989)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg · 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Perttu v. Richards · 605 U.S. 460 (2025)
• Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. · 570 U.S. 595 (2013)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Knick v. Township of Scott · 588 U.S. 180 (2019)
• Heffernan v. City of Paterson · 578 U.S. 266 (2016)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski · 599 U.S. 166 (2023)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
• Meyer v. Holley · 537 U.S. 280 (2003)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

Anthony McLeod Kennedy’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1999). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).