Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of Baton Rouge
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 26, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-165PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, Chief Judge:
This is a class action brought by four named plaintiffs, all of whom are Negro residents of East Baton Rouge Parish (County), Louisiana, and who purport to represent, in addition to themselves, a far-reaching class of people which plaintiffs have defined as all other Negro residents of the same Parish. Plaintiffs allege that all members of the Negro race living in East Baton Rouge Parish are similarly situated and similarly affected by certain illegal policies, practices, and customs engaged in by defendants which result in discrimination by law enforcement officers against…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Northern Natural Gas Company v. GroundsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1968
- Van Gemert v. Boeing CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Charlton v. City of HialeahCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by28 opinions
- City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- William E. BING, for Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Nicholas J. Larionoff, Jr. v. The United States of America, Nicholas J. Larionoff, Jr. v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Elliott v. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- American Finance System Inc. v. HarlowDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
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