SPIEGEL v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 79-3811.

636 F.2d 997 (1981)

Joe SPIEGEL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF HOUSTON et al., Defendants, City of Houston, Jim McConn, Mayor, Harry Caldwell, Chief of Police, and B. K., Johnson, Deputy Chief of Police, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale M. Tingleaf, Sr. Asst. City Atty., Adolph Guerra, Asst. City Atty., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

D. Reid Walker, Houston, Tex., for W. L. Hayden, et al.

Woody & Rosen, Marian Rosen, Clyde W. Woody, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, CHARLES CLARK and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 9, 1981.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees Joe Spiegel and David Gee own a substantial portion of the "adult" movie theatres in Houston, Texas. Along with Melody Hutchins (an employee of one of Spiegel's theatres), they filed suit against the City of Houston, its Police Department, the Harris County District Attorney, and individuals working for these entities alleging the named government entities and...

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