THOMAS v. BRYANT

Cause No. 3:18-CV-441-CWR-FKB.

366 F.Supp.3d 786 (2019)

Joseph THOMAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Phil BRYANT, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Northern Division, Northern Division.

Signed February 16, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1343
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1343 Violation of Civil Rights
Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: Voting
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arusha Gordon , Pro Hac Vice, Ezra Rosenberg , Pro Hac Vice, Jon Greenbaum , Pro Hac Vice, Pooja Chaudhuri , Pro Hac Vice, Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC, Caitlyn E. Silhan , Pro Hac Vice, Charles S. Siegel , Pro Hac Vice, Peter A. Kraus , Pro Hac Vice, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, Robert B. McDuff , The Law Office Of Robert B. McDuff, Beth L. Orlansky , Mississippi Center For Justice — Jackson, Jackson, MS, Ellis Turnage , Ellis Turnage , Attorney, Cleveland, MS, for Plaintiffs.

Tommie S. Cardin , Brian Parker Berry , Charles E. Griffin , Butler Snow LLP-Ridgeland, Ridgeland, MS, Benjamin McRae Watson , Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Charles E. Cowan , Michael B. Wallace , Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway, PA — Jackson, Douglas T. Miracle —State Gov. Mississippi Attorney General's Office Jackson, MS, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In July 2018, plaintiffs Joseph Thomas, Vernon Ayers, and Melvin Lawson filed this suit alleging that the boundaries of Mississippi Senate District 22 violate § 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Defendants Governor Phil Bryant, Attorney General Jim Hood, and Secretary...

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