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ATHEISTS OF FLORIDA, INC. v. CITY OF LAKELAND

No. 12-11613.

713 F.3d 577 (2013)

ATHEISTS OF FLORIDA, INC., Ellenbeth Wachs, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA, Gow Fields, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Otto Husby , Law Office of Eric Husby, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mark Nelson Miller , Kristie Hatcher-Bolin , Gray Robinson, PA, Lakeland, FL, Edwin Ayers Scales, III , Edwin A. Scales, III, PA, Key West, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Gregory M. Lipper , Ayesha N. Khan , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Brett Harvey , Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ, for Amicus Curiae Alliance Defense Fund.

Deborah Jane Dewart , Swanboro, NC, John Thomas Stemberger , Law Office of John Thomas Stemberger, Orlando, FL, for Amici Curiae Alan Hays, Steve Wise, Dennis Baxley, Chris Dorworth, Eric Eisnaugle, Steve Precourt, and Kelli Stargel, Florida State Representatives.

Kenneth Alan Klukowski, Kenneth A. Klukowski , Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Members of Congress and Family Research Council.

Jeffrey Carl Mateer , Justin E. Butterfield , Liberty Institute, Piano, TX, for Amici Curiae Mark L. Bailey, M.D., Darrell L. Bock, M.D., C. Stephens Evans, M.D., Wayne Grudem, M.D., Peter A. Lillback, M.D., J. Michael Thigpen, M.D. and H. Wayne House, M.D.

Luke William Goodrich , Diana Verm , The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Louis F. Hubener, III , Tallahasee, FL, for Amici Curiae The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and State of Florida.

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, and BLACK and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:

Atheists of Florida and Ellenbeth Wachs, Director of the Lakeland Chapter of the Atheists of Florida, (collectively "AOF"), appeal from the district court's order denying their motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Lakeland, Florida and its mayor, Gow Fields, (collectively "Lakeland" or "Lakeland City") in this action filed by AOF pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. AOF alleged in their complaint...

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