Delta Book Distributors, Inc. v. Cronvich

BOYLE, District Judge:

These actions arise from the arrest by the defendant law enforcement officers in Jefferson1 and St. Bernard2 Parishes, Louisiana, of the individual plaintiffs and the incidental seizures of quantities of publications claimed to be obscene.

Those plaintiffs, residents of the Parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, are the owners and operators of newsstands in both Parishes. The corporate plaintiff, Delta Book Distributors, Inc., is a New York corporation engaged in the business of distributing books and magazines to newsstands, including those of the individual plaintiffs.

Jurisd…