Bloyer et al v. St. Clair County, Illinois et al

  1. March 30, 2018

    Ill. Court Finds No Rigging Of Property Tax Auctions

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of Illinois tax collectors and businesses accused of conspiring to rig property auctions in 2007 and 2008 in exchange for political contributions because the accusers were unable to prove that the businesses violated antitrust law or that a violation caused them some injury.

  2. January 23, 2018

    Ill. Homeowners Denied Class Cert. In Property Tax Sales Row

    Statute-of-limitations issues undermined two homeowners' claim to represent a class of plaintiffs in an alleged conspiracy by local officials to rig property tax sales, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  3. May 15, 2017

    Ill. County Not Immune From Tax Auction Rig Suit, Court Told

    A proposed class of southern Illinois taxpayers suing their county, its treasurer and several of his campaign donors over an alleged scheme to rig delinquent property tax auctions asked a federal court Friday to reject separate judgment bids from six groups of defendants, arguing among other things that the county is not immune.

  4. November 17, 2016

    Ill. Property Tax Bid-Rigging Action Beats Dismissal Again

    Southern Illinois taxpayers who sued their county treasurer and his campaign donors in federal court accusing them of rigging auctions to collect delinquent property taxes fended off an eighth motion to dismiss their proposed class action on Thursday in Illinois federal court.

  5. August 05, 2016

    Homeowners Seek Class Cert. On Ill. Prop Tax Scheme Claims

    Illinois homeowners asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to grant them class certification in their suit alleging that property tax auctions in the St. Louis metro area were rigged, contending they were all victims of the same conspiracy. 

  6. July 20, 2016

    Ill. Property Tax Scheme Claims Time-Barred, Judge Told

    Several real estate tax purchasers and others accused of rigging property tax auctions in an Illinois county have told a federal judge that class certification is unwarranted given the apparent lack of common claims and the action's untimeliness.

  7. June 16, 2016

    Ill. Property Owners Seek Class Cert. In Tax Scheme Row

    Illinois property owners sought class certification Wednesday in their suit alleging St. Clair County, its treasurer and several real estate tax purchasers conspired to rig county property tax auctions to inflate the penalties the owners had to pay to keep their property.