Legal Opinion
Walker v. City of Mesquite
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1988No. 87-1123PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Tillie Baylor and Reverend Kenneth Hogg, individual members of a certified class, but not named parties in the instant suit, seek to challenge a consent decree entered by the district court approving a settlement between the named parties. Concluding that Baylor and Hogg lack the requisite standing to appeal the consent decree in this class action, we dismiss.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 25, 1985, plaintiff Debra Walker, a black woman eligible for federal low income housing assistance, filed the instant suit against the City of Mesquite, Texas,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pedro Gonzales v. Clifton W. Cassidy, Jr., John Richard Hayes, Iii, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Robert L. Roper v. Consurve, Inc., D/B/A Bankamericard Center, and Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Jackson, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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