Legal Opinion

Lawson v. City of Kankakee, Ill.

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided January 31, 2000No. 99-2310PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

McCUSKEY, District Judge.

On December 15, 1999, Plaintiff Charles Lawson filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, Injunctive and Other Relief (# 1). In that complaint, Plaintiff alleges various civil rights violations based on the City of Kankakee’s (the “City”) 1 enforcement of an ordinance restricting the placement of signs on the City’s property. In addition, on January 4, 2000, Plaintiff .moved for a temporary restraining order to enjoin the City from enforcing the challenged ordinance. The court elected to treat the motion as one for a preliminary injunction, and heard evidence on…

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