State ex rel. Heno v. Drake

SAMUEL, Judge.

Relator seeks to enjoin the Deputy Registrar of the Bureau of Vital Statistics for the City of New Orleans: (1) from placing the racial designation “Negro” or “Colored” upon relator’s birth registration, and (2) from placing such racial designation on records pertaining to members of relator’s family (whose registrations directly affect relator). Additionally, in the event any such changes already have been made by respondent, relator asks that respondent be ordered to restore such changed records to their original condition. Relator has appealed from a final judgment dismissing…