Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Schafer, Jr., Charles A. Byrne, III v. The City of New Orleans, and New Orleans City Council, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1984No. 84-3279PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Property owners seek an injunction against enforcement of a City of New Orleans ordinance prohibiting the issuance of building permits for fast-food restaurants in a certain neighborhood until the City completes a study of the area. The district court held that this moratorium was not a zoning ordinance and therefore need not conform to Louisiana’s constitutional and statutory provisions for the adoption of such ordinances and that its enactment was not a denial of due process or equal protection. Relying on the temporary nature of the restriction, we affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
- FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Jackson Court Condominiums, Inc. v. City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Geisler v. CITY COUNCIL OF CEDAR FALLSSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
- Jackson Court Condominiums, Inc. v. City of New OrleansDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1987
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