ROTHNER v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 89-3614.

929 F.2d 297 (1991)

Eric ROTHNER, doing business as Chicago Game Company, doing business as Bell Vending, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation, Richard M. Daley, as Mayor of the City of Chicago, and LeRoy Martin, as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, and their agents, officers, servants and employees, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Rosenburg, Lincolnwood, Ill., Glenn Seiden, Seiden & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gregory J. Wojkowski, Corp. Counsel, Ruth M. Moscovitch, Asst. Corp. Counsel, William B. Mackin, Frederick S. Rhine, Carolyn A. Bird, and Kelly R. Welsh, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Eric Rothner brought a civil action that challenged the constitutionality of a City of Chicago ordinance prohibiting minors from playing video games during school hours. He appeals the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 725 F.Supp. 945.

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