SWEARSON v. MEYERS

Civ. A. No. 78-2034.

455 F.Supp. 88 (1978)

Carl W. SWEARSON, James L. Stevens and Raymond Sabo, Plaintiff, v. A. P. MEYERS, Kansas City Police Chief, Donald Martin, City Attorney of Kansas City, Individually and in their official capacities, Mayor John E. Reardon, Patrick G. Hanlon and Thomas F. Lally, City Commissioners, Individually and in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

April 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Fisher, Robert C. Moest, Beverly Hills, Cal., Michael Lerner, of Barnett & Lerner, Kansas City, Kan., for plaintiff.

Richard E. Keithley, Asst. City Atty., Kansas City, Kan., for defendant United States.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

O'CONNOR, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-02, and seek to have the Kansas City, Kansas solicitation licensing law, Kansas City Code § 41-32 et seq., declared unconstitutional and its enforcement enjoined. Plaintiffs are members of The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity ("Unification Church"). The defendants are officials...

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