LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Hall County filed by a man who wanted to open a strip club near Grand Island in south-central Nebraska.
U.S. District Judge John Gerrard dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, in part because Shane Harrington didn’t have an ownership interest in property affected by Hall County ordinances.
Last May Harrington sued opponents to his plan and the Hall County Board of Supervisors, seeking $110 million. Harrington alleged defamation, interference with business relationships, antitrust violations and constitutional violations regarding free speech, equal protection and due process. He also sought a judgment against restrictions for sexual-oriented businesses in the Hall County zoning resolutions.
One of Harrington’s attorneys declined to comment Friday. The other didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press.