GROUP W CABLE, INC. v. CITY OF SANTA CRUZ

No. C-84-7546-WWS.

679 F.Supp. 977 (1988)

GROUP W CABLE, INC., Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, the County of Santa Cruz, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

February 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold R. Farrow, Farrow, Schildhause, Wilson & Rains, Oakland, Cal., Peter C. Smoot, J. Larson Jaenicke, Rintala, Smoot, Jaenicke & Brunswick, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

William M. Marticorena, Philip D. Kohn, Heather A. Mahood, Rutan & Tucker, Costa Mesa, Cal., for City & County of Santa Cruz.

Rodney R. Atchison, City Atty., Neal R. Anderson, Asst. City Atty., Atchison, Anderson & Daly, Santa Cruz, Cal., for City of Santa Cruz.

Dwight L. Herr, County Counsel, Santa Cruz, Cal., for County of Santa Cruz.


MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

SCHWARZER, District Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff, Group W Cable, Inc. ("Group W") to enjoin defendants, the City and the County of Santa Cruz ("Santa Cruz") from terminating its cable television franchise in the Santa Cruz area. The Court has previously held that the First Amendment precludes Santa Cruz from enforcing requirements or taking other steps to interfere with Group W's cable operations or services in the...

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