Legal Opinion
Gospel Missions of America v. Bennett
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 10, 1997No. CV-93-1684 KMW (JGx)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFFS ON THEIR FIRST AND SECOND CAUSES OF ACTION
WARD LAW, District Judge.
This action arises out of a search for and seizure of property belonging to Gospel Missions of America (“GMA”) and certain of its individual members. The search and seizure took place pursuant to a warrant that issued based upon probable cause to believe that the property was associated with an illicit charitable operation in violation of Los Angeles City and County ordinances regulating charitable solicitations. In the cross-motions for summary judgment now before…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gospel Missions Of America v. City Of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Gospel Missions of America v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- American Charities for Reasonable Fundraising Regulation, Inc. v. Pinellas CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
- Gospel Missions Of America v. City Of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Public Citizen, Inc. v. Pinellas CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2004
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