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ACADEMY, INC. v. VANCE

Civ. A. No. 70-H-1115.

320 F.Supp. 1357 (1970)

ACADEMY, INC., et al. v. Carol VANCE, District Attorney of Harris County, Texas, et al.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

November 13, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Woody, Marian Rosen, Woody & Rosen, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

Joe Moss, Michael Hinton, Houston, Tex., for Harris Co.

Edward Cazares, Houston, Tex., Joseph G. Rollins, for City of Houston.

Lonny Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for State of Texas.

Before INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge and SINGLETON and SEALS, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SEALS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are engaged in the operation of movie theaters in the City of Houston. On October 7, 1970, their theaters were the objects of a series of raids planned and perpetrated by law enforcement officials of Houston and Harris County. Plaintiffs were arrested under the authority of Article 527, Vernon's Ann.P.C., and charged with distribution of obscene motion pictures. Plaintiffs, alleging the unconstitutionality...

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