Legal Opinion
Stratton v. Drumm
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 23, 1978No. Civ. H-77-545PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
This action is brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), and under the Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, to prevent the Town of East Hartford, Connecticut, from enforcing an amendment to its Massage Parlor Ordinance, East Hartford Code of Ordinances § 12-60(a), (c), which forbids massagists to administer massages to persons of the opposite sex. 1 The plaintiffs are operators and female employees of two massage parlors licensed under the ordinance. Defendants include the town, the mayor, the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hicks v. MirandaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- James O. Pollard, Etc. v. Lila Cockrell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hilbers v. Municipality of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- MRM, INC. v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Wigginess Inc. v. FruchtmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Cherry v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1985
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