GILLAM v. LANDRIEU

Civ. A. No. 76-3762.

455 F.Supp. 1030 (1978)

Velma GILLAM, Individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Moon LANDRIEU, Individually, and in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of New Orleans, Clarence B. Giarrusso, Individually, and in his official capacity as Superintendent of Police, New Orleans Police Department, Howard O. Pittman, Individually, and in his official capacity as Commander, Auto Pound Division, New Orleans Police Department, Joseph V. DiRosa, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, Frank Friedler, Jr., Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, A. L. Davis, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, John D. Lambert, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, Phillip C. Ciaccio, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, Broderick A. Bagert, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, Joseph Giarrusso, Individually, and in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, "John Does," unnamed and unknown in number Individually, and in their capacities as agents, employees, or subordinates of the foregoing named defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

August 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot G. Snellings, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Freeman R. Matthews, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, La., for defendants.

Robert M. Hearin, Jr., Russell & DeRussy, New Orleans, La., for movant Amicus Curiae and the New Orleans Chapter of the Louisiana Consumers' League.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEEBE, Chief Judge:

Before this Court are the questions of whether to preliminarily and permanently enjoin the City of New Orleans, Louisiana from enforcing certain traffic regulations alleged to be constitutionally deficient on a number of procedural due process grounds. Each challenge arises as a claim brought by a named plaintiff both individually and on behalf of others similarly situated...

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