GRISHAM v. CITY OF FT. WORTH, TEXAS

No. 15-10960.

837 F.3d 564 (2016)

David GRISHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; Jeffrey Halstead, in his official capacity as Chief of Police for the Fort Worth Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Kellum , Center for Religious Expression, Memphis, TN, James A. Pikl , Trial Attorney, Scheef & Stone, L.L.P., Frisco, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Laetitia Coleman Brown , Attorney, City Attorney's Office for the City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


David Grisham sued the City of Fort Worth alleging a denial of his First Amendment right to hand out religious literature at a public festival. Grisham and the City entered into a consent decree in which the City agreed to pay him a dollar in nominal damages. Among other provisions, that decree also prohibits the City...

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