DEERFIELD MED. CENTER v. CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH

No. 81-5215.

661 F.2d 328 (1981)

DEERFIELD MEDICAL CENTER, Medallion Executive Consultants, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH, City Commission of Deerfield Beach, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

November 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucas & Miller, Roy Lucas, Lynn I. Miller, Jeanette Helfrich, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Andrew Mauradis, City Atty., City of Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach, Fla., Barry N. Natter, George A. Patterson, Deerfield Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before MORGAN, KRAVITCH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

The instant action arises out of an attempt by plaintiffs to establish a medical facility providing abortion services in the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida. The City Commission of Deerfield Beach denied an application by plaintiffs for an occupational license to open an abortion facility in an area zoned for business operations. Plaintiffs filed suit in the Southern District of Florida challenging the Commission's actions. The primary...

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