Legal Opinion
Cook v. Luckett
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided October 12, 1983No. Civ. A. J83-0381(B), J83-0391, J83-0564(B), J83-0560(B), W83-0095(B) and J83-0519(B)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARBOUR, District Judge.
In the months prior to the primary elections held on August 2, 1983, five suits were filed complaining of malapportionment in the existing districting schemes in force in the five counties which were involved. In each of the five cases the Motions for Preliminary Injunction were held as quickly as possible and after due consideration and findings by the Court as set forth herein, the Court granted the Motions for Preliminary Injunctions in each of the cases and subsequently supplemented its order to outline a method of expedited discovery whereby…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ronald Chisom v. Buddy RoemerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Cook v. LuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Fairley v. Forrest County, Miss.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1993
- Lent v. LopesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1985
- NAACP-Greensboro Branch v. Guilford County Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2012
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