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  • Chester Wooten, Sheriff of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana v. John B. Ohler, an Individual

    303 F.2d 759 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jun 6, 1962

    BROWN, Circuit Judge. … See Dronet v. Tucker, 5 Cir., 1961, 300 F.2d 559 ; Barnwell Drilling Co., Inc. v. Sun Oil Co., 5 Cir., 1962, 300 F.2d 298 ; Detroit Football Co. v. Robinson, 5 Cir., 1960, 283 F.2d 657 .

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Quarterman

    202 F. App'x 700 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Oct 13, 2006

    Brown has not shown that he diligently pursued postconviction relief, see Phillips v. Donnelly, 216 F.3d 508, 511 (5th Cir. 2000); Coleman v. … See Larry v. Dretke, 361 F.3d 890, 897 (5th Cir. 2004). The judgment is AFFIRMED.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Helen Simmons v. W. Whitaker

    252 F.2d 224 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Feb 14, 1958

    City of Hialeah, 1951, 188 F.2d 421 ; Hewitt v. City of Jacksonville, 1951, 188 F.2d 423 ; Whittington v. Johnston, 1953, 201 F.2d 810 ; Yglesias v. Gulf Stream Park Racing Association, 1953, 201 F.2d 817 ; Dinwiddie v. … Brown and companion cases, 1956, 230 F.2d 465 ; and McGuire v. Todd, 5 Cir., 1952, 198 F.2d 60 , certiorari denied 344 U.S. 835 , 73 S.Ct. 44 , 97 L.Ed. 649 , and cf. Roark v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Mrs. Susie Lite Morrison v. City of Baton Rouge

    761 F.2d 242 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · May 28, 1985

    See Conley v. … In Slavin v.

    Cited 129 timesPublished
  • Julita David Robertson v. United States

    417 F.2d 440 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Sep 25, 1969

    See, e. g., Fitts v. United States, 5 Cir., 1964, 334 F.2d 416, 421 . . … When that day comes the Board will have become the Grand Inquisitor and Madison’s Remonstrance (See Appendix, Everson v.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Jackson Women's Health Orgn v. Thomas Dobbs

    945 F.3d 265 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Dec 13, 2019

    Indeed, that is what occurred in both the Kansas and Delaware trial court proceedings leading up to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). … Prior to Brown, two Supreme Court decisions—Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) and Gong Lum v. Rice, 275 U.S. 78 (1927)—governed the constitutionality of segregated primary and high schools. Brown v.

    Reversed by Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022)Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Old Time Enterprises, Inc. v. International Coffee Corporation

    862 F.2d 1213 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jan 13, 1989

    Browning, controller and treasurer of ICC and a former member of OTE’s board of directors. OTE sought damages for violations of RICO, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962 (a), (b), (c), (d), 1964(c), and state law. … See Daly v. Sprague, 675 F.2d 716, 723 (5th Cir.1982); Chitimacha Tribe of La. v. Harry L. Laws Co., 690 F.2d 1157, 1163 (5th Cir.1982). V.

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • United States v. Pittman ex rel. Pittman

    808 F.2d 385 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jan 12, 1987

    Over thirty years after Brown v. Board, a newly proposed magnet plan with questionable prospects, and not testable for several years, is a weak answer to a suit on behalf of the district’s black children. … The panel is unanimous in its commitment to the imperative of Brown v. Board.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • William M. Holland, Jr. v. The Board of Public Instruction of Palm Beach County, Florida, Etc.

    465 F.2d 370 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Aug 10, 1972

    Board of Public Instruction of Orange County, Florida, 423 F.2d 203 (5th Cir. 1970); to reexamine and, if necessary, reconstitute its transportation system in accordance with the requirements of Singleton, supra; to adopt … Hinds County School Board, 433 F.2d 611, 618-619 (5th Cir. 1970).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Robert W. Brooks v. George County, Mississippi, George County, Mississippi, Cross-Appellee, Wilbur Ward and Earl Koskela

    84 F.3d 157 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · May 16, 1996

    Garcia v. Reeves County, Texas, 32 F.3d 200, 203 (5th Cir.1994). Where there is a “legitimate expectation of entitlement,” there is a property right. Board of Regents v. … Brown v. Bryan County, Oklahoma, 67 F.3d 1174 , 1183 (5th Cir.1995) (emphasis in original). Sheriffs in Mississippi are final policymakers with respect to all law enforcement decisions made within their counties.

    Cited 136 timesPublished
  • Chevron Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of Texas Division, Petitioner-Cross v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross

    442 F.2d 1067 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · May 4, 1971

    As -legal justification for its bargaining attitude and conduct Chevron relies upon National Labor Relations Board v. … Indeed, we stated in National Labor Relations Board v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • United States v. Cavitt

    550 F.3d 430 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Nov 24, 2008

    See United States v. … United States v.

    Cited 177 timesPublished
  • Carter v. New Orleans & N. E. R.

    143 F. 99 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jan 24, 1906

    Justice Brown in Campbell v. Haverhill, 155 U. S. 618 , 15 Sup. Ct. 217, 39 L. Ed. 280 , which was an action to recover damages for the infringement of a patent, and upon the opinion of Judge Clark in City of Atlanta v. … Brown, 2 Low. 267 , Fed. Cas.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Robert Leonard v. The City of Columbus

    551 F.2d 974 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jul 1, 1977

    Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges. … No attempt was made by the plaintiffs to have the Board decision reviewed in the state courts, although such review is available, Ball v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Helen Ehret Bach, Eugene G. Bach, Iii, Janet B. Lashley v. Trident Steamship Company, Inc.

    920 F.2d 322 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jan 10, 1991

    This was the subject of Cooley v. Board of Wardens, supra n. 7. . Quoted in Cooley, supra n. 7 , 53 U.S. at 317 , 13 L.Ed. at 1004 . … See Brown v. C.D.

    Vacated by Bach v. Trident Steamship Co., 500 U.S. 949 (1991)Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Doe v. Marshall

    622 F.2d 118 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jul 21, 1980

    Reiser v. Del Monte Properties Co., 605 F.2d 1135, 1140 (9th Cir. 1979); Criterion Club of Albany v. Board of Commissioners, 594 F.2d 118, 120 (5th Cir. 1979); Ramey v. … Bly v. McLeod, 605 F.2d 134 (4th Cir. 1979); Iranian Students Association, supra; Criterion Club, supra; International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Andersen, 569 F.2d 1027 (8th Cir. 1978); Brown v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Armond J. Eitmann v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

    730 F.2d 359 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Apr 23, 1984

    And in Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. … Sheet Metal Workers v. Carter, 450 U.S. 949 , 101 S.Ct. 1410 , 67 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981); Villarreal v. Brown Express, Inc., 529 F.2d 1219 *367 (5th Cir.1976); Romick v.

    Cited 59 timesPublished
  • Wheeler v. MS State Parole Board

    Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Oct 26, 2021

    Wheeler, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Mississippi State Parole Board, … See Moye v. Clerk, DeKalb Cnty. Superior Ct., 474 F.2d 1275, 1276 (5th Cir. 1973) (denying mandamus relief).

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation, Florida Research and Development Center v. National Labor Relations Board

    310 F.2d 676 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Dec 11, 1962

    B. v. Walton Mfg. Co., 1962, 369 U.S. 404 , 82 S.Ct. 853 , 7 L.Ed.2d 829 . The conclusion reached by the Board was not an unusual one. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. N. L. R. … And it is not within our province to displace the choice of the board between two fairly conflicting views. N. L. R. B. v. Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union, supra; and Universal Camera Corp. v. N. L. R.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Frozen Food Express, Inc. v. The United States of America and the Interstate Commerce Commission

    535 F.2d 877 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jul 21, 1976

    This condition is referred to by the three-judge court in Squaw Transit Co. v. United States, N.D. Okla. 1975, 402 F.Supp. 1278 , a case strongly relied upon by FFE on its appeal here. … As Chief Judge Brown said in Mary Carter Paint Co. v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished

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