Legal Opinion
J. Minos Simon v. Warren Landry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1966No. 22740PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant, J. Minos Simon, was plaintiff in the district court. As a qualified and registered voter in the Third Ward of the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, he seeks injunctive and other relief against an alleged malapportionment of the members of the Lafayette Parish Police Jury, and the members of the Lafayette Parish School Board, among the ten wards of the Parish. The district court held, in denying motions to dismiss, that, since the parties had agreed that the Louisiana statutes, LSA-R.S. § 33:1222 and § 33:-1224 were not unconstitutional, there was Federal jurisdiction…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rorick v. Board of Comm'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Bianchi v. GriffingDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
- Krzewinski v. KuglerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
- Dameron v. Tangipahoa Parish Police JuryDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- J. Minos Simon v. Warren J. LandryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Walker v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971