Park v. City of Atlanta

This ease presents the issue of whether a defendant must be a participant in a § 1985(3) conspiracy for liability to attach under 42 U.S.C. § 1986. We hold that such participation is not required and remand for further proceedings.

I.PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellants brought suit against the City of Atlanta, the Mayor, and the Chief of Police, claiming violations of four provisions of the civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985(3), and 1986, as well as the Georgia Constitution, state tort law, and various city ordinances. As the predicate for their federal civil rights claims,…