PEOPLE FOR ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS v. GITTENS

No. 02-984 (RJL).

360 F.Supp.2d 28 (2003)

PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, Plaintiff, v. Anthony GITTENS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

November 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur B. Spitzer, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Charles Luverne Reischel, Martha J. Mullen, Robert C. Utiger, Office of Corporation Counsel, D.C., Washington, DC, for Defendants.


Memorandum Opinion and Order

LEON, District Judge.

Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. This case involves the ongoing efforts by the plaintiff, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ("PETA"), to display its "sad circus elephant" design in defendant District of Columbia's citywide showcase of "Party Animal" sculptures. Upon reviewing the cross motions for summary judgment and the opposition thereto, the Court grants the plaintiff...

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