Legal Opinion
Benito Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2013No. 10-56854PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 2-61 makes it a misdemeanor for members of the public who speak at City Council meetings to engage in “disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior.” Benito Acosta (“Acosta”) was removed from the Costa Mesa City Council meeting for an alleged violation of the ordinance. Acosta appeals the district court’s dismissal of his First Amendment facial challenge to the ordinance. He also appeals the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of the California city and various individual police officers on his state-law free speech claims and his…
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