EALY v. LITTLEJOHN

No. 74-3913.

569 F.2d 219 (1978)

Sandy EALY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Talmadge LITTLEJOHN et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Myers, Jr., Oxford, Miss., John E. Jackson, Jr., Brookhaven, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ed D. Noble, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, JONES and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

In this 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 action, the officers and members of the Marshall County United League sought a preliminary injunction against Mississippi officials who had allegedly interfered with the exercise of their First Amendment rights. The District Court denied preliminary relief. We reverse and remand for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

I. The Plot

On June 28, 1974, Butler Young, Jr., a...

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