Legal Opinion
James M. Poindexter, Jr. v. William A. Teubert, Chief of Police, Department of the City of Beckley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1972No. 72-1006PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Per curiam
The only issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court properly dismissed a class action brought by the appellant, James M. Poindexter, Jr., and one Timothy Anderson, Jr., who shall hereinafter be referred to as the plaintiffs.
On March 5, 1971, the plaintiffs instituted a class action in the district court in which they asserted that the Chief of Police and certain police officers of the City of Beckley, West Virginia, were engaging in a conspiracy to deprive them and “all other negro citizens of the United States, who shall visit, pass through, sojourn or frequent Beckley,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Yaffe v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Hall v. Werthan Bag CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- White v. Gates Rubber Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1971
- Hyatt v. United Aircraft Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Samuel TAYLOR, and the Class He Represents, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Windham v. American Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Richard A. Clark v. H. R. WatchieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1977
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