1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 679 F.Supp.
  5. 679 F.Supp. 1204 (1987)
 

HARRIS v. MARSH

Nos. 81-60-CIV-3, 80-168-CIV-3.

679 F.Supp. 1204 (1987)

Mattiebelle HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. John O. MARSH, Jr., Defendant. Leonza LOFTIN, Plaintiff, v. John O. MARSH, Jr., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Fayetteville Division.

December 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. LeVonne Chambers, NAACP, New York City, Gilda Glazer, Geraldine Sumter, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas, Adkins, & Fuller, P.A., Charlotte, N.C., Penda Hair, Legal Defense Fund of NAACP, Washington, D.C., J. LeVonne Chambers, Ronald L. Gibson, Gilda F. Glazer, Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas, Adkins & Fuller, P.A., Charlotte, N.C., and Jack Greenberg, Charles Steven Ralaron, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Cressie Thigpen, Raleigh, N.C., for Beulah Mae Harris.

Chris Godwin, Fayetteville, N.C., for Amon Harris.

Peter B. Loewenberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lt. Col. Robert B. Williams, JAGC, Dept. of the Army, Washington, D.C., Capt. Stephen L. Berry, JAGC, Ft. Bragg, N.C., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES C. FOX, District Judge.

I. OVERVIEW AND OPENING COMMENTARY

Racism, and all its collateral effects, is a doctrine abhorrent to any modern, civilized society. "At its core, it is an act of violence — a denial of another's right to equal dignity." Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co., ___ U.S. ___, 107 S.Ct. 2617, 2629, 96 L.Ed.2d 572 (1987) (Brennan, J., concurring in part, dissenting in part). Unfortunately, in the not...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases