WILSON v. THOMPSON

No. 79-3953.

638 F.2d 799 (1981)

Janis M. WILSON and Gerard G. Richardson, in behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John R. THOMPSON, Individually and in his official capacity as solicitor of the State Court of DeKalb County, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. King, Jr., John R. Myer, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

George P. Dillard, Decatur, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, and HATCHETT, Circuit Judge and MARKEY, Chief Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, defendants in a Georgia criminal prosecution, seek federal injunctive protection under 42 U.S.C. 1983 from their continued prosecution by appellee, the state prosecuting officer. In an earlier appeal of this case, we reversed the denial of such an injunction and remanded for further factual findings. Wilson v. Thompson, 593 F.2d 1375 (5th Cir. 1979). After making these findings, the district...

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