IDK, INC. v. CLARK COUNTY

No. CV-LV-84-574 RDF.

599 F.Supp. 1402 (1984)

IDK, INC., a Nevada Corporation; Showgirls of Las Vegas, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Golden Girls, a Nevada corporation; Playgirls, a sole proprietorship; Swinging Suzy's Escorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Executive Escorts, a sole proprietorship; Velvet Touch, a sole proprietorship; Escort Hotline, a sole proprietorship; Vegas Hotline, a sole proprietorship; Nevada Hotline, a sole proprietorship; Vegas Girls, a sole proprietorship; and AA-Las Vegas Escorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF CLARK, Thalia M. Dondero, Manuel J. Cortez, Karen Hayes, Paul May, R.J. "Dick" Ronzone, Donald M. Clark and Bruce L. Woodbury, in their capacity as members of the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board; John Moran, in his capacity as Sheriff of Clark County, Nevada, and in his capacity as Chairman of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Commission, and as Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; Ned B. Solomon, in his capacity as Acting Director of the Clark County Department of Business License, Does I through XX, inclusive, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

December 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Z. Chesnoff, Ltd., Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs.

E. Mahlon Edwards, Deputy Dist. Atty., Clark County, and John E. Gormley, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants.


Opinion and Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

ROGER D. FOLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, various escort bureaus in Clark County, Nevada, (the Las Vegas area), bring this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages and to enjoin, temporarily and permanently, the enforcement of Clark County Code Chapter 8.32, entitled ESCORT SERVICES. This regulation subjects plaintiffs to various licensing requirements in order to lawfully...

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