Can a City Bind Itself to Exercise Eminent Domain? Brief Opposing Cert in Matsuda By Robert H. Thomas on May 22, 2008 Posted in Development agreements, Due process, Eminent Domain | Condemnation, Public Use | Kelo, Vested rights Following up on the earlier post about the cert petition in Matsuda v. City and County of Honolulu, 512 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. Jan 14, 2008), the Brief in Opposition is posted here (1.7mb pdf). The Supreme Court docket report is here (No. 07-1305).