Legal Opinion
Teleprompter of Erie, Inc. v. City of Erie
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 11, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-17 EriePublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KNOX, District Judge.
This suit arises out of a vote by the Council of the City of Erie on November 5, 1980 to award the Erie cable television franchise to Erie Telecommunications, Inc. (ETI). Plaintiff, Teleprompter of Erie, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation competing for the cable franchise, filed this complaint on January 22, 1981 against the City of Erie, the Council of the City of Erie, Councilman Larry Meredith and two Pennsylvania corporations, ETI and Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation (GEEDC) alleging denial of equal protection and due process by the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States v. ForsytheCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- United States v. FrumentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by38 opinions
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