Stewart v. City of Red Wing

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN R. TUNHEIM, District Judge.

Defendant City of Red Wing adopted an ordinance requiring landlords to obtain licenses for rental properties. Plaintiffs filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the ordinance violates their rights under the Fourth Amendment by, among other things, conditioning the right to rent property on their consent to an illegal search. This case is now before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs have also filed a motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining a pending state court…