PARKS v. CITY OF COLUMBUS

No. 03-4096.

395 F.3d 643 (2005)

Douglas R. PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF COLUMBUS, Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr., in his official capacity as City Attorney for the City of Columbus, Ohio, and James G. Jackson, in his official capacity as Chief of Police, for the City of Columbus, Ohio, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Kellum, Alliance Defense Fund, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Glenn B. Redick, Columbus City Attorney's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: KEITH, CLAY, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the district court's denial of declaratory and injunctive relief in this case involving an alleged infringement upon Plaintiff's First and Fourteenth Amendment freedom of speech rights. For the reasons that follow, we REVERSE the district court's decision and REMAND for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I.

Plaintiff Douglas Parks ("Parks") attends public events to proclaim and communicate his religious...

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