Legal Opinion
Otey v. Common Council of City of Milwaukee
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 5, 1968No. 67-C-402PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEHAN, Chief Judge.
On November 28, 1967, the complaint in this class action was filed by James E. Otey, a citizen of the United States and resident of the City of Milwaukee, againt the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, allegedly consisting of Milwaukee’s Mayor and aldermen, the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Milwaukee and the City Clerk of the City of Milwaukee.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, a Negro, has the right under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and § 1982, Title 42, U.S.C. to acquire, enjoy, inherit, purchase, lease,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reitman v. MulkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State of Alabama v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Cecil C. Campbell, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Sunflower County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Frank J. Ellis v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Lee v. NyquistDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1970
- Amos v. Board of School Directors of City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Pitts v. Department of Revenue for State of WisconsinDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
- Ranjel v. City of LansingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
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