Legal Opinion
White v. Walnut Hill Telephone Co.
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided November 2, 1979No. 79-4035PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, District Judge.
ORDER
The plaintiffs are black residents of Lafayette County, Arkansas. Their primary claim is that the Walnut Hill Telephone Company, a public utility, and two of its officers, are refusing to provide them with telephone service because they are black. Plaintiffs ask for injunctive and declaratory relief, and compensatory and punitive damages! Causes of action are alleged under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986. Jurisdiction is asserted under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4) and 28 U.S.C. § 2201; the plaintiffs further ask that the Court decide pendent…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Aldinger v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Occhino v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Wilson v. RobinsonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
- Occhino v. Northwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982