Legal Opinion
Amico v. New Castle County
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 23, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-513PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff Michael Amico contends that New Castle County and the State of Delaware have unconstitutionally burdened his first amendment rights and the first amendment rights of the citizens of New Castle County by refusing to issue him a permit to open an adult entertainment establishment. Various motions are presently before the Court. The defendant, New Castle County, has moved the Court to dismiss the plaintiff’s action based on Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(7) and 17(a). The plaintiff has asked…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Mellow v. Board of AdjustmentSuperior Court of Delaware · 1988
- Amico v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Lui v. Commission on Adult Entertainment EstablishmentsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Landover Books, Inc. v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Amico v. New Castle CountyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
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