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PERKINS v. BANSTER

Civ. No. 12383.

190 F.Supp. 98 (1960)

Melvin C. PERKINS v. Preston M. BANSTER and W. T. Ard.

United States District Court D. Maryland.

August 19, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin C. Perkins, pro se.

Leon H. A. Pierson, U. S. Atty., and Robert E. Cahill, Asst. U. S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., for defendants.

THOMSEN, Chief Judge, orally.

The complaint in this case claims jurisdiction under Title 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981 and 1983. Section 1981 is the equal rights section giving to non-white persons the same rights which are enjoyed by white persons. Since the plaintiff, obviously and admittedly, is a white person, Section 1981 serves as no basis for jurisdiction in this case.

Section 1983 deals with civil actions for the deprivation of constitutional rights...

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