RESISTANCE v. COMMISSIONERS OF FAIR. P., CITY OF PHILA., PA.

Civ. A. No. 69-819.

298 F.Supp. 961 (1969)

RESISTANCE, an unincorporated association and Anthony L. Avirgan, Judith Chomsky, Robert Green, individuals and as Staff of Resistance on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The COMMISSIONERS OF FAIRMOUNT PARK, an agency of the CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Carter, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Albert J. Persichetti, Asst. City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


OPINION

KRAFT, District Judge.

This is a civil rights action in which plaintiffs seek injunctive relief to require the defendant Commissioners to issue a permit to plaintiffs to enable them to conduct an "anti-war" rally on May 1, 1969, on John F. Kennedy Plaza between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.1

The permit, initially applied for on February 20, 1969, was granted by the Commission on March 12, 1969. It was later...

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