Legal Opinion
Mentzel v. Gilmore
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 29, 1999No. 98-C-552PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Donald Mentzel was the owner of The Lagoon, a strip club that offered “exotic dancing entertainment”. He claims that the defendants violated and conspired to violate his constitutional rights as part of an effort to put him out of business solely because he sought to present constitutionally protected semi-nude dancing at his club. He seeks damages and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985.
Before the court are the defendants’ motions for summary judgment. The court will grant the motions as to the plaintiffs claims…
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