California Supreme Court: New trial ordered on San Bernadino strip club
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a new trial be held to determine if the city of San Bernardino intentionally misled a judge during its battle to close down a notorious strip club that officials said was actually a brothel . . .
In 1995, a city planner testified in court that there were 220 acres zoned for adult businesses in San Bernardino and said the Flesh Club could easily move from its location on Hospitality Lane, the city’s premier business district. It later turned out that there were only 80 acres with the appropriate zoning. The Flesh Club reopened in 1999 after the injunction was ruled unconstitutional, but was shut down again last November.
Both sides claimed victory in Thursday’s decision . . .
The opinion can be accessed here: Manta Management Corp. v. San Bernardino, No. S144492 (Cal., Apr. 24, 2008)