Legal Opinion
Preferred Communications, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1985No. 84-5541PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Preferred Communications, Inc. (PCI) brought an action arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the City of Los Angeles (the City) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power claiming a deprivation of rights protected under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as violations of the federal antitrust laws, and various state law violations. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337, 1343, 2201, 2202 (1982), and under its pendant jurisdiction. It found as a matter of law that the City’s regulatory scheme did not violate the First…
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