Legal Opinion
Berry v. Bourne
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1978No. 78-1497PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff/appellant sought an injunction against the annexation of a contiguous area by the defendant/appellee City of North Charleston. It is the contention of the plaintiff, a resident and registered elector of the area to be annexed, that the statutory authority for the proposed annexation violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. He asserts federal jurisdiction under §§ 1331, 1343(3) and 1343(4), 28 U.S.C. and grounds his action on § 1983, 42 U.S.C. After the filing of his complaint he moved the district court for a preliminary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Deane Hill Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville and George F. McCanless Attorney General of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Moorman v. WoodDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1980
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