Moorman v. Belt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION CURTIS MOORMAN, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS v. No. 5:18-cv-21-BJB JESSE COOMBS, ET AL. DEFENDANTS * * * * * OPINION REGARDING DENIAL OF STAY Before this § 1983 trial began, the Plaintiffs challenged the racial makeup of the potential jurors. The Plaintiffs are three black prison inmates; the Defendants are three white (former) correctional officers; one of the 40 prospective jurors self- identified as black (another listed “mixed race”). The disparity between the demographic makeup of this jury panel and that of the jury…