Legal Opinion
Redner v. Citrus County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1990No. 89-3823PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the issue whether the federal district court properly abstained from considering the merits of a section 1983 suit brought by Joe Redner against Citrus County, Florida, in which Redner— the owner of an adult entertainment facility — challenged the constitutionality of emergency Ordinance 88-05 and its successor ordinance, 88-06,1 when there were ongoing state criminal prosecutions against Redner and his employees for violating Ordinance 88-05, which regulated adult entertainment businesses.
In federal district court, this suit — which sought a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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