Legal Opinion
Scott v. Frey
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-2076PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff is the manager of the Studio Cinema theatre, located in New Orleans, Louisiana. He brought suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1443 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging defendants, who are members of the New Orleans Police Department, with having wrongfully seized three films, two of which had been exhibited to plaintiff’s theater patrons.
Plaintiff seeks an injunction ordering the return of the films and an injunction against future seizures under state or city obscenity statutes (1) not preceded by an adversary hearing upon the issue of obscenity and (2) without a warrant…
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