GOSPEL MISSIONS OF AMERICA v. LOS ANGELES

No. 04-55888.

419 F.3d 1042 (2005)

GOSPEL MISSIONS OF AMERICA, A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION; Erich Wagner, II; Ray Austin; Ron Barber; P.J. Bourbonnais; Jay Bowman, Jr.; William Campbell; Warren Daly; Edward Ebeling; Allan Gathungu; Douglas Gorden; Jeremy Harsh; Kelvin Jackson; James Kahl; John D. Love; George Lownes; Michael Mefford; John Proctor; James C. Roberts; James Rodgers; David Root; Donald Stach; James Vanderpoel; Brenda Wagner; Paul Winn; Thomas Wise; Ruth Washington; Ray Zedd, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Los Angeles Work Airports; Henry Acosta, as an individual and in his official capacity as Officer for the Airport Police Bureau; Shirley Flucus, as an individual and in her official capacity; Ronald E. Marbrey, as an individual and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Fosbinder and Rhonda M. Fosbinder, Kahului, HI, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

John M. Werlich, Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge.

Gospel Missions of America (GMA) appeals from the district court's summary judgment for the City of Los Angeles (City). GMA contends that the definitions of the terms "charitable" and "solicitation" in section 44.00(b) and (g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) are unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and that their application violates the Equal Protection Clause. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm...

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