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GUESNON v. BOARD OF LIQUID., CITY DEBT, NEW ORLEANS

Civ. A. No. 75-109.

396 F.Supp. 541 (1975)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. GUESNON v. BOARD OF LIQUIDATION, CITY DEBT OF the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, and the Individual members thereof.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

June 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney M. Bach, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Harry B. Kelleher, James A. Churchill, George Frazier, IV, Trevor G. Bryan, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, La., for the Bd. of Liquidation City Debt, and the individual members of said Bd., defendants.

COMISKEY, District Judge.

This class action, on behalf of all non-caucasian citizens of New Orleans, seeks declaratory and/or injunctive relief pursuant to sections 1981 and 1983 of the United States Code, Title 42. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and its individual members have violated the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of equal protection and due process in restricting Board membership to caucasians.

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