Legal Opinion
Chisom v. Edwards
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 10, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-4075PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the foregoing reasons, defendants’ motion is GRANTED.
FACTS AND ALLEGATIONS
Ronald Chisom, four other black plaintiffs and the Louisiana Voter Registration Education. Crusade filed this class action suit on behalf of all blacks registered to vote in Orleans Parish. Plaintiffs’ complaint challenges the process of electing Louisiana Supreme Court Justices from the First District of the State…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Perschall v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Ronald Chisom v. Buddy RoemerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Ronald Chisom v. Edwin Edwards, in His Capacity as Governor of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- William Mallory v. George C. EyrichCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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