TOPANGA PRESS, INC. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 91-55865.

989 F.2d 1524 (1993)

TOPANGA PRESS, INC.; Stuart Parr; Brand X Video Inc.; E.W.A.P., Inc.; Library One, Inc.; Hardrock, Inc.; Beverly Books, Inc.; Whitey, Inc.; New Wave, Inc.; N.F.M. Corporation; Plush Boutique; Carolina Enterprises; Dash, Inc.; Joth, Inc.; Joamar, Inc.; Jan Rubini; 7180 Sunset Blvd., Inc.; A.L.Q. Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1993.

As Amended April 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Hahn, Claudia McGee Henry and L. Wayne Mooney, Deputy City Attys., Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant.

G. Randall Garrou, John H. Weston, Weston, Sarno, Garrou & DeWitt, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and CALLISTER, District Judge.


D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

The City of Los Angeles ("City") appeals the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction prohibiting the City from enforcing its Adult Entertainment Business Zoning Ordinance, Los Angeles Municipal Code § 12.70, against the Appellees, owners of adult entertainment businesses ("Adult Businesses"). We affirm the order of the district court.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1977, the City Department...

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