JORDAN v. CITY OF GREENWOOD

No. GC 77-51-WK-P.

534 F.Supp. 1351 (1982)

David JORDAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF GREENWOOD, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Mississippi, Greenville Division.

March 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Perkins, Greenwood, Miss., for plaintiffs.

Billy Bowman, Greenwood, Miss., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

In this action, David Jordan, James Moore, Robert Sims, and Sammie Lee Chestnut, representing classes of all black citizens and black registered voters of the City of Greenwood, sue the City, its mayor, city commissioners, and the City Municipal Election Commission and its members,1 alleging racial discrimination in the adoption and maintenance of at-large city elections for Greenwood's...

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