Civil Rights
First Amendment
Free Speech Rights
Occupy Fresno, Vanessa Aranda, Dallas John Blanchard Jr., Noah Canton, William Delara, Carlos Diaz, Michael Dominquez, Matthew Stephen Duris, Chad Austin Hopper, Joseph Hunter and Ruben Verdugo v. County of Fresno, Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Margaret Mims, John Navarrette, Jorge Granados and John Thompson
Published: Jul. 7, 2012 | Result Date: Jun. 7, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 1:11-cv-1894 AWI DLB Settlement – $37,500
Facts
Plaintiff Occupy Fresno sued defendant County of Fresno, alleging the defendant violated Plaintiff's right to freedom of speech by banning the distribution of literature, creating a permit policy for public meetings of 10 or more people, and enforcing a loitering provision selectively.
Result
After the Court ruled the loitering provision constitutional and the other two ordinances unconstitutional, the case settled in the amount of $37,500 in attorney's fees for the plaintiffs, with the plaintiffs also receiving permission to protest overnight for three nights during the year. Plaintiffs agreed to comply with all local, state, and federal laws during periods of occupancy.
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