san remo hotel et al city county san francisco california et argued march decided june petitioners hoteliers respondent city initiated litigation application ordinance requiring pay fee converting residential rooms tourist rooms initially sought mandamus california state action stayed filed suit federal district asserting inter alia facial challenges ordinance fifth amendment takings clause although district granted city summary judgment ninth circuit abstained ruling facial challenge railroad tex pullman pending state mandamus action moot federal question however affirm district ruling claim unripe back state petitioners attempted reserve right return federal adjudication federal takings claims ultimately california courts rejected petitioners various takings claims returned federal district advancing series federal takings claims depended issues identical previously resolved state courts order avoid barred suit general rule issue preclusion petitioners asked district exempt federal takings claims reach full faith credit statute relying williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city holding takings claims ripe state fails provide adequate compensation taking petitioners argued unless courts disregard takings cases plaintiffs forced litigate claims state without realistic possibility ever obtaining federal review holding inter alia petitioners facial attack barred issue preclusion district reasoned requires federal courts give preclusive effect judgment effect state laws added california courts interpreted relevant substantive state takings law coextensively federal law petitioners federal claims constituted claims state courts already resolved affirming ninth circuit rejected petitioners contention general preclusion principles cast aside whenever plaintiffs must litigate state pullman williamson county held create exception full faith credit statute order provide federal forum litigants seeking advance federal takings claims pp rejects petitioners contention whenever plaintiffs reserve federal takings claims state england louisiana bd medical examiners federal courts review reserved federal claims de novo regardless issues state may decided may decided england discussion typical case reservations federal issues appropriate makes clear decision aimed cases fundamentally distinct petitioners england cases generally involve federal constitutional challenges state statute avoided state construes statute particular manner cases purpose abstention afford state courts opportunity adjudicate issue functionally identical federal question avoid resolving federal question encouraging determination may moot federal controversy see additionally made clear effective reservation federal claim dependent condition plaintiffs take action broaden scope state review beyond deciding antecedent issue ninth circuit invoked pullman abstention determining ripe federal question existed petitioners facial takings challenge entitled insulate preclusive effect one federal issue returned state resolve mandamus petition petitioners however chose advance broader issues limited ones mandamus petition putting forth facial takings challenges city ordinance state action effectively asked state resolve federal issue previously asked reserve england support exercise right petitioners takings claims fare better ninth circuit found claims unripe williamson county therefore affirmed dismissal never properly district reason expect relitigated full advanced state proceedings pp federal courts free disregard simply guarantee takings plaintiffs day federal petitioners misplace reliance second circuit santini decision held parties forced litigate takings claims state pursuant williamson county precluded claims resolved federal santini reasoning unpersuasive several reasons first petitioners santini ultimately depend assumption plaintiffs right vindicate federal claims federal forum repeatedly held contrary see allen mccurry second petitioners argument assumes courts may simply create exceptions wherever deem appropriate however held exception recognized unless later statute contains express implied partial repeal kremer chemical constr congress expressed intent exempt federal takings claims third petitioners overstated williamson county reach throughout litigation never required ripen state claim city ordinance facially invalid failure substantially advance legitimate state interest see yee escondido raised heart facial takings challenges directly federal respect federal claims require ripening petitioners incorrect williamson county precludes state courts hearing simultaneously plaintiff request compensation state law together claim alternative denial compensation violate fifth amendment federal constitution pp affirmed stevens delivered opinion scalia souter ginsburg breyer joined rehnquist filed opinion concurring judgment kennedy thomas joined san remo hotel et petitioners city county san francisco california et al writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit june justice stevens delivered opinion case presents question whether federal courts may craft exception full faith credit statute claims brought takings clause fifth amendment petitioners operate hotel san francisco california hereinafter city initiated litigation response application city ordinance required pay conversion fee california courts rejected petitioners various takings claims advanced federal district series federal takings claims depended issues identical previously resolved action order avoid bar issue preclusion petitioners asked district exempt reach claims brought takings clause fifth amendment petitioners argument predicated williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city held takings claims ripe state fails provide adequate compensation taking unless courts disregard takings cases petitioners argue plaintiffs forced litigate claims state without realistic possibility ever obtaining review federal forum ninth circuit rejection argument conflicted second circuit decision santini connecticut hazardous waste management service granted certiorari resolve conflict affirm judgment ninth circuit san remo hotel hotel fisherman wharf neighborhood san francisco december shortly great earthquake fire destroyed city hotel called new california hotel opened doors house dislocated individuals immigrants artists laborers city officially licensed facility operate hotel restaurant hotel given current name hotel fell financial difficulties dilapidated condition early robert thomas field purchased facility restored began operate bed breakfast inn see san remo hotel city county san francisco cal rptr cal app officially depublished san francisco board supervisors responded severe shortage affordable rental housing elderly disabled persons instituting moratorium conversion residential hotel units tourist units san francisco residential hotel unit conversion demolition ordinance hereinafter hotel conversion ordinance hco pet cert two years later city enacted first version hotel conversion ordinance regulate future conversions san francisco ordinance codified et seq version hco hotel owner convert residential units tourist units obtaining conversion permit permits obtained constructing new residential units rehabilitating old ones paying lieu fee city residential hotel preservation fund account see pet cert city substantially strengthened hco eliminating several exceptions existed version increasing size lieu fee hotel owners must pay converting residential units see genesis protracted dispute lies hco requirement hotel file initial unit usage report containing number residential tourist units hotel september pet cert jean iribarren operating san remo hotel pursuant lease petitioners requirement came effect iribarren filed initial usage report hotel erroneously reported rooms hotel residential consequence initial classification city zoned san remo hotel residential hotel words hotel consisted entirely residential units zoning determination ultimately meant despite fact san remo hotel operated practice tourist hotel many years petitioners required apply conditional use permit business officially tourist hotel cal hco revised petitioners applied convert rooms san remo hotel tourist use rooms relevant hco provisions requested conditional use permit applicable zoning laws city planning commission granted petitioners requested conversion conditional use permit imposing several conditions one included requirement petitioners pay lieu petitioners appealed arguing hco requirement unconstitutional otherwise improperly applied hotel see city board supervisors rejected petitioners appeal april march petitioners filed writ administrative mandamus california superior action lay dormant several years parties ultimately agreed stay action petitioners filed relief federal district petitioners filed federal first time may petitioners first amended complaint alleged four counts due process substantive procedural takings facial violations fifth fourteenth amendments constitution one count seeking damages rev stat violations one pendent claim district granted respondents summary judgment relevant action found petitioners facial takings claim untimely applicable statute limitations takings claim unripe williamson county appeal appeals ninth circuit petitioners took unusual position decide federal claims instead abstain railroad tex pullman return state conceivably moot remaining federal questions see app see also appeals obliged petitioners request respect facial challenge request respondents apparently viewed outrageous act chutzpah claim reasoned ripe instant hco enacted appropriate pullman abstention principally petitioners entire case hinged propriety planning commission zoning designation precise subject pending state mandamus action however affirmed district determination petitioners takings claim claim application hco san remo hotel violated takings clause unripe petitioners failed pursue inverse condemnation action state yet denied compensation contemplated williamson county conclusion ninth circuit opinion appended stating petitioners free raise federal takings claims california courts however wanted retain right return federal adjudication federal claim must make appropriate reservation state citations omitted precisely petitioners attempted reactivated dormant california case yet petitioners advanced claims federal abstained phrased state claims language sounded rules standards established refined takings jurisprudence petitioners claimed instance imposition fee substantially advance legitimate government interest amount fee imposed roughly proportional impact proposed tourist use san remo hotel cal quoting petitioners second amended state complaint state trial dismissed petitioners amended complaint intermediate appellate reversed held petitioners claim payment lieu fee effected taking evaluated heightened scrutiny exacting scrutiny fee failed essential nexus rough proportionality tests inter alia based original flawed designation san remo hotel entirely residential use facility see summarizing appellate opinion california reversed partial dissent three initially noted petitioners reserved federal causes action sought relief violation federal constitution portion opinion discussing takings clause california constitution however noted appear construed clauses congruently citing cases accordingly despite fact petitioners sought relief california law state decided analyze takings claim relevant decisions principal constitutional issue debated parties whether heightened level scrutiny applied claim housing replacement fee substantially advance legitimate state interests ibid quoting lucas south carolina coastal council resolving debate focused opinions nollan california coastal dolan city tigard rejecting petitioners argument heightened scrutiny apply emphasized distinction discretionary exactions imposed executive officials ad hoc basis applicable zoning involving determinations cal quoting dolan situated hco within latter category reasoning ordinance relied upon fixed fees computed formula generally applicable broad classes property concluded less demanding reasonable relationship test apply hco monetary assessments cal applying reasonable relationship test upheld hco face petitioners facial challenge concluded hco mandated conversion fees bear reasonable relationship loss housing generality great majority cases respect petitioners challenge concluded conversion fee reasonably based number units designated conversion based petitioners estimate provided city remained unchallenged years therefore reversed appellate reinstated trial order dismissing petitioners complaint petitioners seek writ certiorari california decision instead returned federal district filing amended complaint based complaint filed prior invoking pullman district held petitioners facial attack hco barred statute limitations also general rule issue preclusion see pet cert district reasoned requires federal courts give preclusive effect judgment preclusive effect laws state judgment rendered california courts interpreted relevant substantive state takings law coextensively federal law petitioners federal claims constituted claims already resolved state appeals affirmed rejected petitioners contention general preclusion principles cast aside whenever plaintiffs must litigate state pursuant pullman williamson county relying unambiguous circuit precedent absence clearly contradictory decisions appeals found bound apply general issue preclusion doctrine given general issue preclusion principles governed remaining question whether district properly applied doctrine concluded expressly rejected petitioners contention california takings law coextensive federal takings law held state application reasonable relationship test determination claims federal takings clause granted certiorari affirm ii article iv constitution demands full faith credit shall given state public acts records judicial proceedings every state congress may general laws prescribe manner acts records proceedings shall proved effect thereof congress responded constitution invitation enacting first version full faith credit statute see act may ch stat modern version statute provides judicial proceedings shall full faith credit every within territories possessions law usage courts state statute long understood encompass doctrines res judicata claim preclusion collateral estoppel issue preclusion see allen mccurry general rule implemented full faith credit statute parties permitted relitigate issues resolved courts competent jurisdiction predates found way every system jurisprudence obvious fitness propriety without end never put litigation hopkins lee wheat explained rule demanded object civil courts established secure peace repose society settlement matters capable judicial determination enforcement essential maintenance social order aid judicial tribunals invoked vindication rights person property parties privies conclusiveness attend judgments tribunals respect matters properly put issue actually determined southern pacific case presented us limited grant certiorari one narrow question decide whether create exception full faith credit statute ancient rule based order provide federal forum litigants seek advance federal takings claims ripe entry final state judgment denying compensation see williamson county essence petitioners argument follows claim state agency violated federal takings clause heard federal property owner denied compensation available state compensation procedure federal courts required disregard decision state order ensure federal takings claims considered merits federal see brief petitioners therefore argument goes whenever plaintiffs reserve claims england louisiana bd medical examiners federal courts review reserved federal claims de novo regardless issues state may decided may decided reject petitioners contention although petitioners certainly entitled reserve federal claims shall explain england support erroneous expectation reservation fully negate preclusive effect judgment respect federal issues might arise future federal litigation federal courts moreover free disregard simply guarantee takings plaintiffs day federal turn first england iii england involved group plaintiffs graduated chiropractic school sought practice louisiana without complying educational requirements state medical practice act filed suit federal challenging constitutionality act district invoked pullman abstention stayed proceedings enable louisiana courts decide preliminary essential question state law namely whether state statute applied chiropractors state however reached beyond question held statute applied plaintiffs also application consistent fourteenth amendment federal constitution federal district dismissed federal action without addressing merits federal claim appeal held federal abstains deciding federal constitutional issue enable state courts address antecedent issue plaintiff may reserve right return federal disposition federal claims case antecedent state issue requiring abstention distinct reserved federal issue see discussion typical case reservations federal issues appropriate makes clear holding limited cases fundamentally distinct petitioners typical england cases generally involve federal constitutional challenges state statute avoided state construes statute particular cases purpose abstention afford state courts opportunity adjudicate issue functionally identical federal question contrary purpose pullman abstention cases avoid resolving federal question encouraging determination may moot federal controversy see additionally opinion made perfectly clear effective reservation federal claim dependent condition plaintiffs take action broaden scope state review beyond decision antecedent holding england support petitioners attempt relitigate issues resolved california courts respect petitioners facial takings claims appeals invoked pullman abstention determining ripe federal question existed namely facial takings challenge hco use planning sensitive area social petitioners pending state mandamus action potential mooting facial challenge hco overturning city original classification san remo hotel residential property ibid thus petitioners entitled insulate preclusive effect one federal issue facial constitutional challenge hco returned state resolve petition writ mandate petitioners however chose advance broader issues limited issues contained within state petition writ administrative mandamus ninth circuit relied invoked pullman abstention state action petitioners advanced request writ administrative mandate cal also various claims hco unconstitutional face applied failure substantially advance legitimate interest lack nexus required fees ultimate objectives sought achieved via ordinance imposition undue economic burden individual property owners broadening state action beyond mandamus petition include substantially advances claims petitioners effectively asked state resolve federal issues asked reserve england support exercise right petitioners takings claims fare better initial matter appeals abstain respect claims instead found unripe williamson county therefore affirmed district dismissal claims unlike substantially advances claims petitioners claims never properly district reason expect relitigated full advanced state proceedings see allen short opinion england support petitioners attempt circumvent iv petitioners ultimate submission however rely england alone rather argue federal courts simply apply ordinary preclusion rules judgments case forced state ripeness rule williamson county support petitioners rely appeals second circuit decision santini santini second circuit held parties litigate takings claims state involuntarily pursuant williamson county precluded claims resolved federal rest decision provision federal full faith credit statute cases construing law instead reasoned ironic unfair procedure required plaintiffs follow bringing fifth amendment takings claim also precluded ever bringing fifth amendment takings claim ibid find reasoning unpersuasive several reasons first petitioners santini ultimately depend assumption plaintiffs right vindicate federal claims federal forum repeatedly held contrary issues actually decided valid judgments may well deprive plaintiffs right federal claims relitigated federal see migra warren city school dist bd allen even plaintiff preferred litigate state required statute prudential rules see relevant question cases whether plaintiff afforded access federal forum rather question whether state actually decided issue fact law necessary judgment allen plaintiff willie mccurry invoked fourth fourteenth amendments unsuccessful attempt suppress evidence state criminal trial convicted sought remedy alleged constitutional violation bringing suit damages officers entered home relying special role federal courts protecting civil fact provided route federal forum appeals held mccurry entitled federal trial unencumbered collateral estoppel rejected argument emphatically actual basis appeals holding appears generally framed principle every person asserting federal right entitled one unencumbered opportunity litigate right federal district regardless legal posture federal claim arises authority principle difficult discern lie constitution makes guarantee leaves scope jurisdiction federal district courts wisdom congress authority found short reason believe congress intended provide person claiming federal right unrestricted opportunity relitigate issue already decided state simply issue arose state proceeding rather engaged allen presently concerned issues actually decided state dispositive federal claims raised also allen clear petitioners preferred forced federal claims resolved issues decided state unfortunately petitioners entirely unclear preference federal forum matter constitutional statutory purposes distinction case allen possibly relevant fact petitioners originally invoked jurisdiction federal district abstained pullman grounds petitioners returned state petitioners takings claims never properly district unripe already explained appeals invoked pullman abstention respect petitioners substantially advances takings challenge petitioners gratuitously presented state bare minimum respect facial takings claim petitioners offensive posture state proceeding proceeded first federal wanted litigate substantially advances federal claim federal forum migra thus distinction case allen distinction relevant significance second reason find petitioners argument unpersuasive assumes courts may simply create exceptions wherever courts deem appropriate even conceding arguendo laudable policy goal making federal forums available deserving litigants expressly rejected petitioners view fundamental departure traditional rules preclusion enacted federal law justified plainly stated congress kremer chemical constr cases therefore made plain exception recognized unless later statute contains express implied partial repeal citing allen even plaintiff resort state involuntary federal interest denying finality robust held congress must manifest intent depart concerns animate decision congress expressed intent exempt full faith credit statute federal takings claims consequently apply normal assumption weighty interests finality comity trump interest giving losing litigants access additional appellate tribunal explained federated department stores moitie see grave injustice done application accepted principles res judicata justice achieved complex body law developed period years evenhandedly applied doctrine res judicata serves vital public interests beyond individual judge ad hoc determination equities particular case simply principle law equity sanctions rejection federal salutary principle res quoting heiser woodruff third petitioners overstated reach williamson county throughout litigation petitioners never required ripen heart complaint claim hco facially invalid failed substantially advance legitimate state interest state see yee escondido petitioners therefore raised facial takings challenges nature requested relief distinct provision compensation directly federal alternatively petitioners option reserving facial claims pursuing claims along petition writ administrative mandamus petitioners right however seek state review substantive issues sought reserve purpose england reservation grant plaintiffs second bite apple forum choice respect federal claims require ripening reject petitioners contention williamson county forbids plaintiffs advancing federal claims state courts requirement aggrieved property owners must seek compensation procedures state provided hardly radical notion recognize practical matter significant number plaintiffs necessarily litigate federal takings claims state courts settled well williamson county claim application government regulations effects taking property interest ripe government entity charged implementing regulations reached final decision regarding application regulations property issue consequence scant precedent litigation federal district claims state agency taken property violation fifth amendment takings clause contrary cases takings jurisprudence including nearly cases petitioners rely came us writs certiorari state courts last moreover area law recognized limits plaintiffs ability press federal claims federal courts see fair assessment real estate mcnary holding taxpayers barred principle comity asserting actions validity state tax systems federal courts state courts fully competent adjudicate constitutional challenges local decisions indeed state courts undoubtedly experience federal courts resolving complex factual technical legal questions related zoning regulations base petitioners claim amounts little concern unfair give preclusive effect proceedings chosen instead required order ripen federal takings claims whatever merits concern may free disregard full faith credit statute solely preserve availability federal forum appeals correct decline petitioners invitation ignore requirements judgment appeals therefore affirmed ordered san remo hotel et petitioners city county san francisco california et al writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit june chief justice rehnquist justice justice kennedy justice thomas join concurring judgment agree judgment appeals affirmed whatever reasons petitioners chosen course litigation state courts quite clear precluded full faith credit statute relitigating action issues adjudicated california courts see migra warren city school dist bd allen mccurry basis us except reach claims brought takings clause see kremer chemical constr write separately explain think part decision williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city may mistaken williamson county respondent land developer filed suit federal alleging regulatory takings claim regional planning commission disapproved respondent plat proposals respondent appealed decision zoning board appeals rather reaching merits found claim brought prematurely first held claim ripe government entity charged implementing regulations reached final decision regarding application regulations property issue respondent failed seek variances planning commission zoning board appeals decided respondent failed meet requirement noted second reason taking claim yet ripe respondent seek compensation procedures state provided claimant received final denial compensation available state procedures inverse condemnation action said claim violation compensation clause clear williamson county correct demanding government entity reached final decision respect claimant property claimant must seek compensation state bringing federal takings claim federal williamson county purported interpret fifth amendment divining requirement see nature constitutional right requires property owner utilize procedures obtaining compensation bringing action recently referred merely prudential requirement suitum tahoe regional planning agency obvious either constitutional prudential principles require claimants utilize state compensation procedures bring federal takings claim cf patsy board regents holding plaintiffs suing required exhausted state administrative remedies today attempts shore requirement referring fair assessment real estate mcnary ante held principle comity reflected tax injunction act bars taxpayers asserting claims validity state tax systems federal courts decision suits must brought state driven unique sensitive interests stake federal courts confront claims acted impermissibly administering tax systems historically grounded concerns led longstanding fundamental principle comity federal courts state governments particularly area state taxation principle predated enactment decided interests favored requiring taxpayers bring challenges validity state tax systems state despite strong interests favoring review alleged constitutional violations state officials today makes claim longstanding principle comity toward state courts handling federal takings claims existed time williamson county decided one since developed remark however state courts familiar issues involved local zoning regulations suggests makes proper relegate federal takings claims state ante apparent expertise matches type historically grounded interests found necessary decision fair assessment event explained hand authority federal takings claims state courts based simply relative familiarity local decisions proceedings allowing plaintiffs proceed directly federal cases involving example challenges municipal regulations based first amendment see renton playtime theatres young american mini theatres equal protection clause see cleburne cleburne living center village belle terre boraas short affirmative case requirement yet made finally williamson county rule created real anomalies justifying revisiting issue example holding today ensures litigants go state seek compensation likely unable later assert federal takings claims federal ante even preclusion law block litigant claim doctrine might insofar williamson county read characterize state courts denial compensation required element fifth amendment takings claim see exxon mobil saudi basic industries recognizes ante williamson county guarantees claimants unable utilize federal courts enforce fifth amendment compensation guarantee basic principle state courts competent enforce federal rights adjudicate federal takings claims sound see ante apply number federal claims cf providing limited federal habeas review adjudications alleged violations constitution principle explain federal takings claims particular singled confined state absence asserted justification congressional joined opinion williamson county reflection experience lead think justifications requirement suspect impact takings plaintiffs dramatic addressed correctness williamson county neither party asked us reconsider resolving issue benefit petitioners appropriate case believe reconsider whether plaintiffs asserting fifth amendment takings claim based final decision state local government entity must first seek compensation state courts footnotes although petitioners asked review two separate questions grant certiorari limited exclusively question whether fifth amendment takings claim barred issue preclusion based judgment denying compensation solely state law rendered state proceeding required ripen federal takings claim pet cert thus occasion reach petitioners claim california law substantive state takings law decision california entitled preclusive effect federal see brief petitioners seems despite initial classification san remo hotel operated mixed hotel tourists residents since long hco enacted according california declaration petitioners iribarren filed initial unit usage report without knowledge first discovered report resumed operation hotel protested residential use classification told changed appeal period passed cal application specifically required petitioners pay percent cost replacement housing lost residential units offer lifetime leases residential users obtain variances ratio parking requirements specifically count alleged hco facially unconstitutional takings clause fails substantially advance legitimate government interests deprives plaintiffs opportunity earn fair return investment denies plaintiffs economically viable use property forces plaintiffs bear public burden housing poor without compensation first amended supplemental complaint count advanced petitioners takings clause violation predicated rationale appeals answer question whether claim barred statute limitations district held reservation discussed ninth circuit opinion common reservation federal claims made state litigation england louisiana bd medical examiners respect claims regulation fails advance legitimate state interest see generally lingle chevron slip respect rough proportionality claims see generally nollan california coastal dolan city tigard justice baxter justice chin opined hotel rooms previously rented tourists lieu payment excessive cal justice brown opined statute effectively superseded hco disagreed majority analysis constitutional issues plaintiffs sought relief state violation fifth amendment constitution explicitly reserved federal causes action petition writ mandate well rests solely state law federal question presented decided case ibid see also last mentioned prong high takings analysis issue emphasis added see noting hco generally applicable legislation applies without discretion discrimination every residential hotel city meaningful government discretion enters either imposition calculation lieu fee noted general class property owners included properties containing rooms concluded hco applies property class logically subject strictures residential hotel units rationally demanded local land use legislation order qualify deferential review third amended complaint filed november alleged two separate counts see app count alleged hco facially unconstitutional unconstitutional petitioners failed substantially advance legitimate government interests forced petitioners bear public burden housing poor imposed unreasonable conditions petitioners request conditional use permit lieu fee required lifetime leases residential tenants count sought relief based extortion imposition fee actual taking property penn central transp new york city failure hco applied petitioners advance legitimate state interests city requirement petitioners bear full cost providing general public benefit public housing without compensation district found petitioners claims amounted nothing improperly labeled facial challenges see pet cert remainder petitioners claims held barred statute limitations california courts apply issue preclusion final judgment earlier litigation parties issue decided prior case identical one presented final judgment merits prior case party estopped party prior adjudication reasoned california decision satisfied criteria petitioners takings challenges raised state identical federal claims based factual allegations ibid limited review case include question whether appeals reading california preclusion law error statute existed essentially unchanged form since enactment ratification constitution allen mccurry res judicata final judgment merits action precludes parties privies relitigating issues raised action collateral estoppel decided issue fact law necessary judgment decision may preclude relitigation issue suit different cause action involving party first case citations omitted authority res judicata limitations admitted derived us roman law canonists washington alexandria georgetown sickles see also noting rule also pedigree courts upon continent europe courts chancery admiralty great britain function adjudication performed entire tribunal composed one judges grant certiorari many issues discussed parties amici therefore assume purposes decision issues protracted controversy correctly decided assume instance ninth circuit properly interpreted california preclusion law california correct determination california takings law coextensive federal law matter california law hco lawfully applied petitioners hotel california law lieu fee imposed evenhandedly substantially advanced legitimate state interests stressed england abstention essential prevent district deciding constitutionality basis preliminary guesses regarding local law describing typical case one state courts asked construe state statute backdrop federal constitutional challenge explained allen holding england depended entirely view purpose abstention case plaintiff properly invokes jurisdiction first instance federal claim federal duty accept jurisdiction abstention may serve postpone rather abdicate jurisdiction since purpose determine whether resolution federal question even necessary obviate risk federal erroneous construction state law emphasis added citations omitted party freely without reservation submits federal claims decision state courts litigates decided elected forgo right return district petitioners facial challenges hco ripe course yee escondido held facial challenges based substantially advances test need ripened state claims depend extent petitioners deprived economic use particular pieces property extent particular petitioners compensated ibid expressed similar views migra warren city school dist bd although division may seem attractive plaintiff perspective system established statute embodies view important give full faith credit judgments ensure separate forums federal state claims reflects variety concerns including notions comity need prevent vexatious litigation desire conserve judicial resources events petitioners may longer advance claims given recent holding advances formula valid takings test indeed proper place takings jurisprudence lingle slip see dolan penn central footnotes creating rule addition relying fifth amendment text analogized ruckelshaus monsanto parratt taylor several petitioners amici case urged cases provided limited support requirement see brief defenders property rights et al amici curiae brief elizabeth neumont et al amici curiae indeed courts apply requirement williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city refusing entertain federal takings claim claimant receives final denial compensation available state procedures see breneric assoc city del mar cal app cal rptr melillo city new precludes litigants asserting federal takings claim even state tries avoid anomaly asserting plaintiffs attempting raise federal takings claim state alternative state claims williamson county command state courts impose requirement ante williamson county requirement merely prudential rule constitutional mandate question today conspicuously leaves open