Legal Opinion
United Auto Workers, Local 5285 v. Gaston Festivals, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1995No. 94-1387PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
The United Auto Workers, Local 5285 (UAW), appeals the dismissal of its suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that its First Amendment rights were violated when it was denied an information booth at an annual festival organized by a private corporation in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district court dismissed the suit after holding that the festival’s organizer, Gaston Festivals, Inc. (GFI), is not a state actor and thus is not subject to the requirements…
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