Legal Opinion
M.J. Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Mount Vernon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 2002No. 02 CIV.6367(CM)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION PARTIALLY GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF STANDING
MCMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiff M.J. Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. (“M.J.Entertainment”) has sued the City of Mount Vernon and Soraya Ben-Habib, Mount Vernon’s First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Buildings (collectively “Mount Vernon”), claiming two separate violations of the First Amendment. Mount Vernon has moved to dismiss both claims for lack of standing. I rule that M.J. Entertainment may proceed to prosecute Count I, but I dismiss Count II.
BACKGROUND
A. The Dispute
M.J. Entertainment…
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