Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Woodall
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided June 19, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-C-1018-SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
CLEMON, District Judge.
In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Glenn Thompson seeks to be included on the democratic primary ballot as a candidate for Place No. 12 on the Madison County Democratic Committee. 1 He maintains that he was a duly certified candidate for that position, but that the defendants illegally and unconstitutionally decertified him following a challenge to his candidacy. For the reasons which follow, the Court finds and concludes that it lacks jurisdiction for want of a justiciable controversy.
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Plaintiff has been a naturalized citizen of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Democratic Party of United States v. Wisconsin Ex Rel. La FolletteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cousins v. WigodaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Norman E. Wymbs and Ann R. Cassady v. Republican State Executive Committee of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Knight v. GraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
3Cited by3 opinions
- Alabama Republican Party v. McGinleySupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
- Thompson v. WoodallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Thompson v. WoodallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987