Legal Opinion
Penthouse International, Ltd. v. McAuliffe
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 7, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-1974A, 77-1998A and 77-1999APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RICHARD C. FREEMAN, District Judge.
These are actions brought for declaratory and preliminary as well as permanent injunctive relief 1 concerning the consequences of the arrest of Atlanta magazine retailer Albert Battle and the issuance of accusations against the corporate and individual publishers of plaintiffs’ respective publications. 2 In each instance, the Solicitor of Fulton County, Georgia, contended that the parties in question had violated the Georgia obscenity statute, Ga.Code § 26-2101 3 by vending obscene material in Fulton County, Georgia. The substantive federal claims which…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Penthouse International, Ltd. v. McAuliffeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Clark Const. Co., Inc. v. PenaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1996
- Penthouse International, Ltd. v. WebbDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
- Penthouse International, Ltd. v. Hinson McAuliffe Etc., Hustler Magazine, Inc., Etc. v. Hinson McAuliffe Etc., High Society Magazine, Inc. v. Hinson McAuliffe Etc., Eastway Enterprises, Ltd. v. Hinson McAuliffe Etc., Montcalm Publishing Corporation v. Hinson McAuliffe Etc., Penthouse International, Ltd. v. Hinson McAuliffe Individually and as Solicitor General of the County Offulton, State of Georgia, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Hinson McAuliffe Individually and as Solicitor General for the County Offulton, State of Georgia, Playboy Publications, Inc. v. Hinson McAuliffe Individually and as Solicitor General for the County Offulton, State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- State v. Starr Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1979
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