Legal Opinion
Sharp v. Lucky
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 30, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 5734PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff is a Negro citizen of Louisiana, who has been licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of this State. He is a registered voter. He brings this action against defendant, who also is a Louisiana citizen, in her official capacity *9as Registrar of Voters for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
Plaintiff claims that his rights of citizenship, under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, have been violated by defendant; and seeks to invoke jurisdiction here under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1343 and 1357. He apparently also seeks a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bradwell v. StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Mitchell v. GreenoughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- In Re LockwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- McGuire v. ToddCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Brown v. Board of Trustees of La Grange Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- MacKay v. NesbettDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1968
- James Sharp, Jr. v. Mrs. Mae Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Sharp v. LuckyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1958
- Ellison v. ShinnDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2024
- James Sharp, Jr. v. Mrs. May Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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