Jimmy L. Smith v. William F. Winter, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Mississippi

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Three elected members of the Claiborne County, Mississippi Board of Education brought suit against a myriad of public officials and private citizens for subjecting them to a recall election. The complaint alleged claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1985, 1 and asked for injunctive relief and declaratory relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2284. The district court granted appellees’ motions to dismiss. 2 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Appellants are Jimmy L. Smith, Bennie L. Knox, and Roosevelt Yarbrough, three elected members of the Claiborne County…