Legal Opinion
Villegas v. Gilroy Garlic Festival Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 2008No. 05-15725PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge THOMAS; Dissent by Judge GOULD.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether guests at the Gilroy Garlic Festival can hold the City of Gilroy in California and the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association liable in a civil rights action when they are escorted from the event by a City police officer for violating the Festival’s dress code.
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George Villegas and remaining plaintiffs (hereinafter “Top Hatters”), all of whom are members of the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club, brought suit against the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association…
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