Legal Opinion
Recreational Developments of Phoenix, Inc. v. City of Phoenix
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided August 23, 1999No. 99-18-PHX-ROSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SILVER, District Judge.
This case presents a pre-enforcement challenge to an ordinance passed by Defendant City of Phoenix regulating businesses the ordinance refers to as “live sex businesses.” Phoenix, AZ Code § 23-54 (1998). Pending are a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiffs, who are owners and members of businesses in which live sex acts occur (“the clubs”), and a Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On December 9, 1998, the Phoenix City Council enacted § 23-54 of the Phoenix City Code, which states that “[t]he operation of a business for purposes…
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