Z.J. GIFTS D-4, L.L.C. v. CITY OF LITTLETON

No. 01-1220.

311 F.3d 1220 (2002)

Z.J. GIFTS D-4, L.L.C., a Colorado Limited Liability Company, doing business as Christal's, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LITTLETON, an Incorporated Home Rule Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Gross (Arthur M. Schwartz with him on the briefs) of Schwartz & Goldberg, P.C., Denver, CO, for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Andrew Nathan (Heidi J. Hugdahl with him on the brief) of Nathan, Bremer, Dumm & Myers, P.C., Denver, CO, for the Defendant-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LUCERO, Circuit Judge.


LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

This case raises several First Amendment issues, including one in which the circuits are substantially divided: namely, the extent to which prompt judicial review must be assured in adult-business licensing cases. Plaintiff Z.J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C. ("ZJ") brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the City of Littleton's ("City's" or "Littleton's") adult business ordinance as unconstitutional, seeking declaratory and injunctive...

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