Frank Cheek v. Glen Gooch, as Sole Commissioner, Union County, Georgia

Cheek brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that Gooch, the sole commissioner of Union County, Georgia, had deprived him of property without due process by refusing to grant him a license to sell beer and wine. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Gooch because it found that Cheek did not have a constitutionally protected interest in acquiring the license. We affirm.

Cheek wrote to Gooch requesting that he be issued a beer and wine license for his restaurant in Union County. Gooch replied that he would not issue such a license as it was his policy never to issue…