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· 12/1/2008

Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget

Citations

  • 548 F.3d 892
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 24310
  • 2008 WL 5049741

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the issue of probable cause is not dispositive of ordinary retaliation claims, though it still has “high probative force”
  • holding that exclusion of a person from a permitted event open to the public because of the asserted right of the permittees to exclude anyone expressing a political message violated the First Amendment
  • noting that, if the defendants had restricted speech “to protect safety or the free flow of pedestrian traffic, we would face a different question.”
  • noting that private individuals are not 4 liable under Section 1983 unless they meet one of four tests, and reminding that “a bare allegation 5 of such joint action will not overcome [dismissal.”
  • noting-that “the government has a strong interest in ensuring the public safety and promoting the free flow of traffic on public streets and sidewalks”
  • “[A] bare allegation of such joint action will not overcome a motion to dismiss.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Wallace, Graber, Timlin

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