Legal Opinion
Executive Arts Studio, Inc., D/B/A Velvet Touch v. City of Grand Rapids
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2004No. 02-2183PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
The City of Grand Rapids (City) appeals the district court’s denial of motions to both abstain from, and subsequently dismiss, this action. The City also appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Executive Arts Studio, Inc., and the scope of the resulting injunctive relief. For the reasons stated hereafter, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
In August 2000, Executive Arts Studio, Inc. (Executive Arts or Velvet Touch), which operates an adult bookshop under the business name “Velvet Touch,” applied to the planning department of the City for a variance…
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