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TACYNEC v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 81-3055.

687 F.2d 793 (1982)

Michael TACYNEC, James McDonald and Northeast Philadelphia String Band, Inc. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Robert W. Crawford, Commissioner, Dept. of Recreation of the City of Philadelphia; Philadelphia New Year Shooters and Mummers Association, Inc.; Aqua String Band Inc.; Avalon String Band Inc.; Broomall String Band Inc.; Duffy String Band Inc.; Durning String Band Inc.; Ferko String Band Inc.; Fralinger String Band Inc.; Greater Kensington String Band Inc.; Greater Overbrook String Band Inc.; Hegeman String Band Inc.; Polish American String Band Inc.; Quaker City String Band Inc.; South Philadelphia String Band, Inc.; Trilby String Band Inc.; Uptown String Band Inc.; Woodland String Band Inc. Russell J. GEISER; South Jersey String Band, Inc. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Robert W. Crawford, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1982.

Certiorari Denied January 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Davis, City Sol., Mark A. Aronchick, First Deputy City Sol. (argued), John M. Myers, Div. Deputy City Sol., Jill A. Douthett, Deputy City Sol., Michael B. Tolcott, Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants, City of Philadelphia and Nathaniel Washington.

Alan S. Gold (argued), Narin & Chait, Philadelphia, Pa., for Russell Geiser.

Alan L. Butkovitz (argued), Alfred S. Fein, P. C., Philadelphia, Pa., for Michael Tacynec, Northeast Philadelphia String Band, Inc.

Before ADAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and TEITELBAUM, District Judge.

Certiorari Denied January 24, 1983. See 103 S.Ct. 819.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the First Amendment rights of string bands to perform in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade and the proper standards to be used in evaluating the constitutionality of the Parade Rules. In 1981, the City adopted rules to limit the number of bands that could participate in the parade. The plaintiffs are two string bands and their founders...

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