 However, Alameda Books, Inc. and Highland Books, Inc. were two adult stores that operated under one roof.They sued Los Angeles, stating the ordinance violated the first amendment.The district court concurred with the stores, stating that the 1977 study stating there was a higher crime rate in areas with adult stores, which the law was based upon, did not support a reasonable belief that multiple-use adult establishments produce the secondary effects the city asserted as content-neutral justifications for its restrictions on adult stores.