STALLWORTH v. BRYANT

No. 18-60487.

936 F.3d 224 (2019)

Jeffery A. STALLWORTH, Plaintiff, v. Governor Dewey Phillip "Phil" BRYANT; et al., Defendants, v. Josh Harkins; Dean Kirby; Phillip Moran; Chris Caughman; Nickey Browning; John A. Polk; Mark Baker; Alex Monsour, Respondents-Appellants, v. Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, each in his or her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Reverend James L. Henley, Jr., in his official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Lawanda D. Harris, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., in his official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Evelyn O. Reed, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, MS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Lawanda D. Harris, individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, MS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, MS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Evelyn O. Reed, Individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, MS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; James L. Henley, Jr., individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, MS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Intervenors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Brunson Wallace, Esq. , Charles Edward Cowan , Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A., Jackson, MS, for Respondents-Appellants.

LaToya Cheree Merritt , Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esq. , Nicholas Francis Morisani , Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., John L. Walker, Esq. , Counsel, Walker Group, P.C., Jackson, MS, for Intervenors-Appellees Jackson Municipal Airport Authority and Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.

LaToya Cheree Merritt , Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esq. , Nicholas Francis Morisani , Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., John L. Walker, Esq. , Counsel, Walker Group, P.C., Tylvester O. Goss , Goss & Williams, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, Scott P. Lewis , Anderson & Kreiger L.L.P., Boston, MA, for Intervenors-Appellees Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, Reverend James L. Henley, Jr., Lawanda D. Harris, Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., Evelyn O. Reed.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


This is a discovery dispute stemming from a challenge to recent changes to the governance of the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport ("airport") via Mississippi Senate Bill 2162 ("S.B. 2162"). The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority ("JMAA"), the Board of Commissioners of JMAA ("Board"), and each member...

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