Legal Opinion
Dennis Melancon v. City of New Orleans, et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2012No. 12-30921PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
This case involves three consolidated lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who challenge the lawfulness of various ordinances enacted by the City of New Orleans regulating that city’s taxicab industry. After the plaintiffs obtained from a Louisiana state court a temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement of the ordinances, the City of New Orleans filed a motion for declaratory relief in federal court, seeking to dissolve the restraining order. The plaintiffs, in turn, moved for a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the ordinances. The district court granted…
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