United States v. State of Alabama

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This appeal tests for error the order of the district judge dismissing the complaint as to all the defendants for the reasons stated in his opinion 1 as to each.

This is the record. On February 5, 1959, the United States of America, appellant, filed an action against appellees Grady Rogers, E. P. Livingston, and the Registration Board of Macon County, Alabama. This action was brought under Part IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (P.L. 85-315, 71 Stat. 634, 42 U.S. C.A. § 1971) 2 to obtain preventive relief against certain act and practices which deprive citizens of their…