Tacoma Deja Vu closed for now

Deja Vu adult cabaret shut down in Lakewood, goes to court to try to reopen

An adult cabaret that was shut down last month in Lakewood has gone to court in an attempt to reopen.

Deja Vu Tacoma filed a lawsuit in Pierce County Superior Court, asking a judge to find that Lakewood’s adult cabaret licensing provisions are unconstitutional and to keep the city from enforcing them.

“Defendant is seeking permanent closure of the business without considering whether intermediate sanctions would be sufficient to address problems with the business and without making a determination that there is no other way to cause cessation of illegal activity,” the lawsuit says. “Defendant acting under color of municipal law has denied and continues to deny rights guaranteed to the Plaintiff by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.”