Legal Opinion
Dameron v. Tangipahoa Parish Police Jury
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-1656PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
In this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff challenges the apportionment of the Tangipahoa Parish Police Jury and School *138Board. He charges that these elected local governing bodies are presently constituted so as to deny him. equal representation in violation of his rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A consent decree has been entered with regard to the Police Jury and, with the agreement of both parties, the Court has enjoined the School Board from making any serious policy decisions, pending a ruling on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Moody v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Earl Panior and William M. Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Iberville Parish School Board, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Powers v. Maine School Administrative District No. 1District Court, D. Maine · 1973
- Dameron v. Tangipahoa Parish Police JuryDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Earl Panior and William M. Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Iberville Parish School Board, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974