Legal Opinion
Barnett v. D'ARTOIS
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 20, 1971No. Civ. A. 16890PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
OPINION
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Our jurisdiction in this action rests upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Plaintiffs, under Rule 23 F.R.Civ.P., bring this as a class action 1 under the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) to temporarily restrain and preliminarily and permanently enjoin defendants from interfering with the peaceful use of public parks of Shreveport.
Additionally, declaratory relief (28 U.S.C. § 2201) is sought, holding that Ordinance No. 73 of the City of Shreveport is unconstitutional both on its face and as applied in violation of rights guaranteed by the First and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972