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PIPES v. JACKSON PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 28774.

429 F.2d 39 (1970)

Rufus G. PIPES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JACKSON PARISH POLICE JURY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Baker, Special Counsel, Bobby L. Culpepper, Jonesboro, La., for defendants-appellants.

Caldwell & Whitten, David T. Caldwell, Jonesboro, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, appellee here, brought a class action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, alleging that the composition of the Jackson County police jury and school board were unconstitutionally constituted because they were not apportioned according to the "one man, one vote" principle. The district court found in favor of plaintiff-appellee, and instituted a weighted vote plan. The district judge retained jurisdiction...

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