Legal Opinion
Merco Properties, Inc. v. Guggenheimer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 3, 1975No. 73 Civ. 4658PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STEWART, District Judge:
Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, to restrain defendants from enforcing a New York City ordinance requiring the licensing of cabarets and catering establishments on the ground that such ordinance is unconstitutional on its face and as applied. 1
Plaintiff Merco Properties, Inc. (“Merco”) is the lessee under a written 50-year lease dating from October, 1966 of the Hotel Granada, located at 268 Ashland Place in downtown Brooklyn. Plaintiff Joseph Merolla is the principal…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Marty's Adult World of New Britain, Inc. v. GuidaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
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