Legal Opinion
Cinevision Corp. v. City of Burbank
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1984No. Nos. 83-5606, 83-5730, 83-5949 and 83-6154PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Cinevision Corporation entered into a contract with the City of Burbank to promote concerts in a municipally-owned amphitheater. Ostensibly acting pursuant to the terms of the contract, the Burbank City Council rejected six of Cinevision’s proposed concerts. Cinevision filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the City and a member of the City Council alleging that the entertainers were denied access to a public forum in violation of the first amendment on the basis of the content of their expression and other arbitrary factors. A jury concluded that the…
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