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ROBERTS v. WILLIAMS

No. GC 6635-K.

302 F.Supp. 972 (1969)

Arthur ROBERTS, by his Father and Guardian, Eddie W. Roberts, Plaintiff, v. Columbus WILLIAMS, individually and as Trusty at the Leflore County Farm, et al., Defendants.

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

July 30, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Wilson, John J. Haugh, Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison, Portland, Or.; Martha M. Wood, Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff.

Stanny Sanders, R. C. McBee, Norman Brewer, Porter Peteet, Greenwood, Miss., for defendants.

OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

In this § 1983 action, plaintiff, Arthur Roberts, a 14 year old Negro suitor, sues for monetary damages upon four causes of action set forth in his complaint.1 The first cause of action, here detailed to state plaintiff's basic claim, may be summarized as follows: On April 15, 1965, defendant Gray Evans, who held office as prosecutor for the City of...

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