City of Safety Harbor v. Birchfield

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This unusual case arises out of the dismissal of a complaint in which the City of Safety Harbor, Florida, and the may- or of that city suing in his capacity as a resident taxpayer, seek damages and appropriate injunctive relief against four Florida legislators1 and two private individuals for purported violations of provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986. In substance, the complaint alleges that the defendants illegally conspired to secure the passage of legislation which operated to impair the obligations of an agreement between…