BASIARDANES v. CITY OF GALVESTON

Civ. A. No. G-78-205.

514 F.Supp. 975 (1981)

George BASIARDANES, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF GALVESTON, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Galveston Division.

May 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Horowitz, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

Robert V. Shattuck, Jr., City Atty., and Joe Dale Morris, Denton, Tex., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a case that once again brings a land-use zoning ordinance into confrontation with a first amendment free speech claim. The facts in brief are as follows: The plaintiff owned a building at Galveston, Texas and commercially utilized it as an amusement arcade until he decided to increase the income of the premises by converting a part of it into an adult theater for the regular exhibition...

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