Legal Opinion
Clark v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, MS
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 4, 2002No. 1:02CV1-D-DPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND
DAVIDSON, Chief Judge.
Presently before the court is the Plaintiffs’ motion to remand this cause to the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, Mississippi. Upon due consideration, the court finds that the motion should be granted and this cause remanded to state court for ultimate resolution.
A. Factual Background
The history behind Mississippi’s sixteenth-section lands has already been well documented. See, e.g., Lipscomb v. Columbus Mun. Separate Sch. Dist., 269 F.3d 494, 498-99 (5th Cir.2001). 1 In order to avoid needless repetition, the court shall briefly recite…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re John H. McBryde U.S. District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Hill v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Texas v. Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Lipscomb v. Columbus Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Lipscomb v. Columbus Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lipscomb v. Columbus Muninicipal Separate School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2003