Legal Opinion
Southern Christian Leadership Conference v. Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 27, 1999No. CIV. A. 99-1205PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FALLON, District Judge.
Before the Court is the Motion of Defendant Louisiana Supreme Court to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and for lack of standing.
For the following reasons, the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is hereby GRANTED, and the Plaintiffs’ Complaint is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice, and with costs.
BACKGROUND
A. Factual Overview
In 1971, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted Rule XX, entitled “Limited Participation…
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