GREEN v. CITY OF TAMPA

No. 70-126 Civ. T.

335 F.Supp. 293 (1971)

Luvernia GREEN a/k/a Laverne Greene et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF TAMPA, a Florida Municipal Corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Tampa Division.

December 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Mirabole, Law, Inc. of Hillsborough County, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., Joe H. Mount, Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, Tampa, Fla., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KRENTZMAN, District Judge.

This is a civil rights action based upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief relating to the requirements of the United States Constitution regarding the rights of indigent Municipal Court defendants to court appointed counsel. The basis of federal jurisdiction is 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2201.

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