Ventre v. Ryder

HUNTER, District Judge.

This action for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief is brought by plaintiffs in behalf of themselves and of all persons properly qualified and registered to vote in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

The complaint, after detailing defendants’ status as that of Registrar and Assistant Registrars, alleges that defendants and their predecessors in office registered thousands of persons to vote in congressional and other elections who did not meet the qualifications requisite for electors under Louisiana law; that defendants have engaged in a scheme or conspiracy to…