Legal Opinion
Showtime Entertainment LLC v. Ammendolia
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 9, 2012No. Civil Action No. 10-40194-FDSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This action arises from the efforts of plaintiff Showtime Entertainment LLC to open a club in Mendon, Massachusetts, that will feature live nude dancing. Adult-entertainment establishments in Mendon are required both to obtain a license under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 183A and to comply with applicable zoning by-laws of the town. Showtime filed this lawsuit after the town’s Board of Selectmen granted its second license application. It contends that four provisions of the town’s by-laws are facially invalid…
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