Alaska Supreme Court
Tagaban v. City of Pelican
September 18, 2015
Summary
The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the City on Tagaban's foreclosure and redemption-notice claims, holding that the statutory request-notice procedure adequately protected his due process rights and that he was not a record lienholder when redemption notice was required. The court also held that Tagaban forfeited challenges to the foreclosure amounts by failing to raise them during the redemption period. It affirmed Rule 68 fees but vacated Rule 82 fees because the same litigation could not support both awards and the initial class-related proceedings addressed only procedural matters.