United States v. A. L. Ramsey, Circuit Court Clerk and Registrar, Clarke County, Mississippi, and State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partRives, Circuit Judge
To the extent that the majority holds that it was not error for the district court to dismiss the amended complaint as to the State of Mississippi, I concur. I also agree that the judgment should be amended so as to extend the injunction to the successors in office and to require the filing of monthly reports. However, with all deference, I must -dissent on the issues relating to the failure to find that the discrimination was pursuant to a pattern or practice and to the refusal to grant relief based on freezing.
This case reveals gross and flagrant denials of the rights of Negro citizens to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Escoe v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. John Q. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Lee Goldsby v. William Harpole, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. State of LouisianaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- United States v. Victor B. AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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