Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, Mississippi

MEMORANDUM OPINION

READY, Chief Judge.

In this suit plaintiffs, who bring a class action for Negro citizens of the Town of Shaw, Mississippi, seek injunctive relief against defendants, the Town’s Mayor, Clerk and five Aider-men, 1 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to restrain defendants from discriminating because of race and poverty in providing the inhabitants with certain municipal services, namely: street paving and street lighting, sanitary sewers, water mains and fire hydrants, and surface water drainage. 2 Defendants entered a denial to the charge that disparity of municipal services afforded to…