PIPER v. SWAN

Civ. A. No. 7195.

319 F.Supp. 908 (1970)

Wilbur W. PIPER v. Charles P. SWAN, Roger T. Riddell, John H. Cary, Ralph K. Adcock, Jr., Earl R. Layman, Individually and as members of the Election Commission for Knox County, Tennessee, David Pack, Individually and as Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, Bernard Waggoner, Individually and as Sheriff of Knox County, Tennessee and Joe C. Fowler, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Knoxville, Tennessee.

United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, N. D.

November 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur W. Piper, in pro. per.

Robert H. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Tenn., Knoxville, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

Wilbur W. Piper, Esq. asks that a 1967 amendment to the election laws of Tennessee be declared unconstitutional, that a temporary restraining order issue preventing enforcement of the statute, and that a three-judge district court be convened to make the injunction permanent. Plaintiff claims that he is entitled to such relief because the statute, the last sentence of T.C.A. 2-1218 (1969 Supp.), making it a misdemeanor...

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