The ORIGINAL FAYETTE COUNTY CIVIL AND WELFARE LEAGUE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
Buford ELLINGTON, Governor of the State of Tennessee, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, W. D. Tennessee, W. D.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 9, 1970.
February 9, 1970.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ratner, Sugarmon, Lucas & Willis, and Russell X. Thompson, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs.
Joe A. Dycus, Cooperating Atty., Memphis, Tenn., American Civil Liberties Union, West Tennessee Chapter, Intervening as amicus curiae.
David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., State of Tenn., and Thomas E. Fox, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., for Ellington and Pack.
J. P. Matthews, Somerville, Tenn., for Yancy, Burrow and Howse.
J. P. Matthews, and Joe N. Cocke, Somerville, Tenn., for Rhea, Rike, Tapp, Cooksey, Price, Minor, Walters, Fair, Powers, Rosser, Fisher, Rhea, Barnes, Thompson, Shinault, Sanders, Damron, Peaks and Hampton.
Joe N. Cocke, Somerville, Tenn., for Bowling, Luck and Tomlin.
Will Abernathy and Preston Park, pro se.
Paul R. Summers, pro se.
Thomas E. Fox, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., for Gray.
United States District Court, W. D. Tennessee, W. D.
OPINION
BAILEY BROWN, Chief Judge.
In this action the three-judge court has heretofore rendered an opinion on the validity of the involved State statutes and common law offense 309 F.Supp. 89. It remains for the single judge at this time to determine the validity of the attacked ordinance of the City of Somerville, Tennessee and the temporary injunction issued ex parte in the Chancery Court of Fayette County,...
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