Legal Opinion
Martin v. Allain
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided April 1, 1987No. Civ. A. J-84-0708(B), J-85-0960(B)PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBOUR, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Invoking the court’s federal question and civil rights subject matter jurisdiction, the named Martin and Kirksey plaintiffs, black citizens and registered voters of the State of Mississippi, bring these two consolidated voting rights actions individually and on behalf of two Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 28(b)(2) plaintiff classes previously defined by the court in its order of March 8, 1985, in Martin as “all present and future black citizens and black qualified electors of Hinds County and Yazoo County, Mississippi” and in its order of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gingles v. EdmistenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
- Velasquez v. City of AbileneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Garza v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Frank McNeil Individually and as Representatives of a Certified Class v. Springfield Park District and Springfield School District No. 186, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Mississippi State Chapter, Operation Push, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Ray Mabus, Governor of Mississippi, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Mississippi State Chapter, Operation Push v. AllainDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1987
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