Taylor v. County of Copiah

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WINGATE, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of the defendants for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b), 1 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

In his complaint, plaintiff M. Beacham Taylor 2 (hereinafter “Taylor”) alleges several claims of constitutional dimension: that defendants unconstitutionally took real property from him without benefit of due process and that these takings were occasioned on account of plaintiffs race, which is black. Defendants oppose- all of plaintiffs claims on the merits and pursuant to their motion for summary judgment contend…