Legal Opinion
Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Erie
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 15, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-185 EriePublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MENCER, District Judge.
This suit involves a challenge to the validity of a cable franchise agreement entered into between plaintiff Erie Telecommunications, Inc. (“ETI”) and defendant City of Erie. ETI attacks certain provisions of the agreement as being violative of the first and fourteenth amendments of the U.S. Constitution and seeks redress for these alleged constitutional infringements through the application of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 Additionally, ETI maintains that the agreement contains certain fee provisions which contravene federal statutory authority. Based upon this position,…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Chicago Cable Communications v. Chicago Cable CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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