Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Williams
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided July 30, 1969No. GC 6635-KPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
In this § 1983 action, plaintiff, Arthur Roberts, a 14 year old Negro suitor, sues for monetary damages upon four causes of action set forth in his complaint. 1 The first cause of action, here detailed to state plaintiff’s basic claim, may be summarized as follows: On April 15, 1965, defendant Gray Evans, who held office as prosecutor for the City of Greenwood, Mississippi, but in this instance acting specially as Municipal Judge, heard a charge of petty larceny against plaintiff, convicted him of the offense, and gave him a 90 day jail sentence, prior to entry of an…
2Cases cited78 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- McFadden v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Roberts v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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