BBL, INC. v. CITY OF ANGOLA

No. 14-1199.

809 F.3d 317 (2015)

BBL, INC., Alva J. Butler, and Sandra K. Butler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ANGOLA, Dean Twitchell, in his official capacity, and Vivian Likes, in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Joseph Hoffer , Attorney, Bradley J. Shafer , Attorney, Shafer & Associates, Lansing, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert T. Keen, Jr. , Attorney, Cathleen M. Shrader , Attorney, Barrett & McNagny LLP, Fort Wayne, IN, Scott D. Bergthold , Attorney, Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold, P.L.L.C., Chattanooga, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


Alva and Sandra Butler and their company, BBL, Inc. (we'll refer to them collectively as "BBL"), purchased a restaurant in the City of Angola, Indiana, and planned to convert it to an adult-entertainment venue featuring nude dancing. Within days of the purchase, Angola amended its zoning and other ordinances to make this use...

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