Case: United States v. Lynd

61-01646 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: 1961

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the United States alleged that African-American applicants for voter registration in Forrest County, Mississippi, were being discriminated against on account of their race. The case was filed on July 6, 1961, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

People

Attorney for Plaintiff

Danziger, Burton (District of Columbia)

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Hauberg, Robert E. Jr. (Mississippi)

Marshall, Burke (District of Columbia)

Martin, John A. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

19576

Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

April 10, 1962

April 10, 1962

Order/Opinion

301 F.2d 818

19576

Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

July 15, 1963

July 15, 1963

Order/Opinion

321 F.2d 26

19576

Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

July 7, 1964

July 7, 1964

Order/Opinion

334 F.2d 13

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Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decree

None

Pleading / Motion / Brief

Docket

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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1961

Plaintiffs

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division