Legal Opinion

Illinois Central Railroad v. Fordice

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided September 30, 1997No. 3:96-cv-00486PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WINGATE, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of plaintiff Illinois Central Railroad Company for summary judgment against defendants filed pursuant to Rule 56(a) 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Kansas City Southern Railway Company and CSX Transportation, Inc. have intervened as plaintiffs in this action. Defendants, Kirk Fordice, as Governor of the State of Mississippi; Mike Moore, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi; Rankin County, Mississippi; and Ken Dickerson, Sheriff of Rankin County,…

2Cases cited37 opinions

Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. DensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000