Legal Opinion
Dean v. Town of Hamden
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 18, 2016No. 3:14-cv-0448PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge
This is a case about a sports-bar-turned-concert-venue and the efforts of a town to regulate its operation through police and zoning enforcement. Plaintiffs owned a large sports bar in Hamden, Connecticut that often hosted live entertainment events. Plaintiffs complain that they were subject to unfair regulation that drove them out of business and that violated their rights under both the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. I conclude that plaintiffs have not established a genuine…
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