Legal Opinion
Suggs v. Brannon
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1986No. Nos. 86-1521, 86-1527PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Joyce Suggs, Ronnie Owen Faircloth, and Kenneth Lee Smith, employees of adult bookstores operated in North Carolina, appeal an order of the district court dismissing these actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that the district court’s denial of the appellants’ request for injunctive relief was proper, but we conclude that the district court should have retained jurisdiction over their claim for money damages.
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On October 1, 1985, amendments to North Carolina’s obscenity laws took effect substantially enlarging the state’s regulation of the display,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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