Legal Opinion
City of Lawton v. Moore
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 21, 1993No. 82092PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice.
The City of Lawton asks us to assume original jurisdiction and issue a writ prohibiting Respondent, the Honorable Peter Clinton Moore, a District Judge in Comanche County, from proceeding further in a lawsuit that Ron Kirby filed against it.
FACTS
In 1992, Kirby was engaged in a hotly contested runoff election for the Democratic party nomination for a seat in the Oklahoma Legislature.1 Kirby’s opponent in the runoff election was Minnette Page, a Lawton City Council member. Page demanded of Law-ton, and was given, Lawton Municipal Court records reflecting Kirby’s arrests for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burdick v. Independent School District No. 52Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Tulsa Tribune Co. v. Oklahoma Horse Racing CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Hicks v. FreemanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
- Constant v. BiggersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
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