Legal Opinion
Storer Cable Communications v. City of Montgomery
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 9, 1992No. Civ. A. 90-T-958-NPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
Several cable television companies have brought this lawsuit challenging the legality of two municipal ordinances, 9-90 and 48-90, enacted by the City of Montgomery, Alabama. Plaintiffs Storer Cable Communications, ESPN, Inc., Satellite Services, Inc., and Turner Network Television contend that the ordinances contravene a number of federal constitutional provisions and statutes as well as Alabama law. They seek declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. Jurisdiction is premised on federal-question jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331, 1343, and the doctrine…
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