BARNETT v. D'ARTOIS

Civ. A. No. 16890.

331 F.Supp. 1310 (1971)

C. Pim BARNETT et al. v. George D'ARTOIS, Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Shreveport, et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

September 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Strickler, Jr., Elie, Bronstein & Strickler, New Orleans, La., Henry C. Walker IV, Gerhardt & Walker, Shreveport, La., Debra Millenson, New Orleans, La., Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, C. William Gerhardt, Gerhardt & Walker, Shreveport, La., Stanley A. Halpin, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

John Gallagher, Roland J. Achee, Ray A. Barlow, Shreveport, La., for defendants.


DAWKINS, Chief Judge.

OPINION

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Our jurisdiction in this action rests upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Plaintiffs, under Rule 23 F.R.Civ.P., bring this as a class action1 under the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) to temporarily restrain and preliminarily and permanently enjoin defendants from interfering with the peaceful use of public parks of Shreveport.

Additionally, declaratory...

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