PRESLEY v. CITY OF MONTICELLO

No. 24871.

395 F.2d 675 (1968)

Glynnell PRESLEY, Appellant, v. CITY OF MONTICELLO, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 28, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Zarr, New York City, Jack Greenberg, New York City, Reuben V. Anderson, Jackson, Miss., New York City, Horace E. Hill, Daytona Beach, Fla., for appellant.

T. Buckingham Bird, City Atty., Monticello, Fla., for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from an order of the district court rejecting appellant's removal petition under 28 U.S.C. § 1443(1) and remanding the case to the state court.

The district court held a hearing that produced the following facts. The incident complained of took place after appellant bought gasoline at a service station in Monticello, Florida. Appellant claims that after he observed a white man leave...

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