Legal Opinion
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 6, 2000No. B129519PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*477Opinion
MALLANO, J.*
Plaintiffs are the Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., a nonprofit California corporation, an association and labor organization of writers, and individuals Paul Guay, R. E. Daniels, Burt Prelutsky, Nancy de los Santos, Martin Schenk and Lucian Turscott IV. Defendants are the City of Los Angeles (the City) and individuals, employees of the City, sued in their official capacity. In their first amended complaint (complaint), plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the business tax ordinance (BTO) contained in the Los Angeles Municipal Code insofar as it mandates the…
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