Legal Opinion
Ellis v. City of La Mesa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1993No. Nos. 92-55086, 92-55087 and 92-55093PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
We consider three crosses. A 36-foot cross stands atop Mt. Helix in a county park. Another hilltop cross, the 43-foot Mt. Soledad Cross, stands in a city park. The third cross, a depiction of the Mt. Helix Cross, provides the focal point for one of the City of La Mesa’s official insignia.
As to each, a lawsuit ensued. After consolidating the cases, the district court heard motions and cross-motions for summary judgment. Relying primarily on Hewitt v. Joyner, 940 F.2d 1561 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 969, 117 L.Ed.2d 134 (1992), the court concluded…
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