Legal Opinion
Pendleton v. Heard
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 27, 1986No. Civ. A. J86-0486(B)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BARBOUR, District Judge.
This cause came before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The basis of this Motion is whether the Tax Injunction Act of 1937, 28 U.S.C. § 1341 (1976), bars federal jurisdiction of a voting rights suit which challenged the validity and enforcement of a state bond statute. Although the Plaintiffs brought suit under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c (1981), this Court finds that the Tax Injunction Act, as well as the principles of comity and federalism, is applicable and the Court…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jessie Pendleton v. Tommy HeardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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