Legal Opinion
Melton v. City of Atlanta, Georgia
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided February 5, 1971No. Civ. A. 14391PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
I. STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
This suit is brought by plaintiffs as a class action, said plaintiffs claiming to represent all present and future Atlanta policemen and the officers and members of the Fraternal Order of Police 1 (herein “FOP”).
A three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284 to hear the attack upon Georgia Laws of 1953, November session, page 624, codified as Ga.Code Ann. § 54-909 and § 54-9923 2
The event which precipitated the suit was a request made upon the Atlanta City Attorney, Mr. Henry L. Bowden, by Atlanta Alderman Q. V. Williamson for a…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- Golden v. ZwicklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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4Cited by15 opinions
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- Newport News Fire Fighters Ass'n Local 794 v. City of Newport NewsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
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