Lewis Howard v. The City of Greenwood, Mississippi

OPINION

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, two separate judgments are submitted for appellate review. The first is a summary judgment entered against the claim of Della Rucker that she was denied equal police protection on the basis of race. The second is a final judgment entered against the claims of eight other black plaintiffs who alleged that they had been victims of brutality at the hands of officers of the Greenwood, Mississippi police department. On review of the record, we conclude that the judgments of which the plaintiffs complain were properly entered. Thus, the judgment…