Legal Opinion
Cafe 207, Inc., a Florida Corporation v. St. Johns County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1993No. 92-2524PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the district court’s denial of a petition for a preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of an antinudity ordinance. We affirm.
The appellant, Cafe 207, Inc., operates a restaurant called Cafe Erotica in St. Johns County, Florida (the “County”). Initially, nude female dancers performed at Cafe Erotica. Soon after Cafe Erotica opened, however, the St. Johns County Commission enacted an ordinance that generally prohibits public nudity in unincorporated areas of the County. See St. Johns County, Fla., Ordinance 92-12 (Apr. 21, 1992). The ordinance requires “fully opaque…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. William R. Lambert, Lucille H. Lambert, and Richard Angel, Individually and D/B/A Southern Seafood Co. Of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Blackshear Residents Organization v. George Romney, Secretary, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Kaimowitz v. Orlando, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Harry Palmer v. Eldon BraunCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Carillon Importer, Ltd. v. Frank Pesce International Group Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Ethredge v. HailCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Mitsubishi International Corporation, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant v. Cardinal Textile Sales, Inc. United General Marketing, Inc., Classic Sales, Inc., Charles W. Jones and Robert E. Lee, Defendants-Crossclaim- General Sales & Leasing Co., Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Crossclaim- Fibertex Textile Supplies, Inc., Defendant-Crossclaim-Defendant-Crossclaim-Plaintiff, Purvis-Sikkelee International, Ltd. And Skein Dyers of America, Inc., Defendants-Crossclaim-Defendants-Appellees, Raymond B. Lippincott, Iii, William J. Purvis, William L. Sikkelee and Consolidated Trading Co., Joseph Lee Smith, Defendants-Crossclaim-Defendants, Hershel Nunley, Defendants-Crossclaim-Plaintiffs, United States of America, Movants. Mitsubishi International Corporation, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant v. Cardinal Textile Sales, Inc., Defendants-Crossclaim-Plaintiffs, General Sales & Leasing Co., Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Crossclaim-Plaintiff, Fibertex Textile Supplies, Inc., Defendant-Crossclaim-Defendant-Crossclaim-Plaintiff, Purvis-Sikkelee International, Ltd. And Skein Dyers of America, Inc., Defendants-Crossclaim-Defendants-Appellees, Raymond B. Lippincott, William J. Purvis and William L. Sikkelee, Hershel Nunley, Defendants-Crossclaim-Plaintiff, United States of America, MovantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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