Robert Henschen, Houston Non-Violent Action v. City of Houston, Texas

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Robert Henschen, Houston Non-Violent Action, the Reverend Jew Don Boney, and Black United Front of Houston challenge the district court’s dismissal of their § 1983 complaint seeking (1) damages from the past denial of a parade permit by the City of Houston and (2) declaratory and injunctive relief against the operation of the City’s ordinances regulating “parades” and “street functions.” The district court held that no justiciable controversy arose from these allegations. Appellants contest this conclusion and also contend that the dismissal violated…