Meredith v. Fair, No. 19475.
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 313 F.2d 534 |
| Parties | James H. MEREDITH, Appellant, v. Charles Dickson FAIR et al., Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Amicus Curiae and Petitioner, v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI et al., Defendants. |
| Decision Date | 29 September 1962 |
| Docket Number | No. 19475. |
313 F.2d 534 (1962)
James H. MEREDITH, Appellant,
v.
Charles Dickson FAIR et al., Appellees.
UNITED STATES of America, Amicus Curiae and Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI et al., Defendants.
No. 19475.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
September 29, 1962.
C. B. Motley, New York City, R. Jess Brown, Vicksburg, Miss., John Doar, First Asst., Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, Burke Marshall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Chas. Clark, Jackson, Miss., Dugas Shands, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss., Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen. of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss., Walter Suthon, New Orleans, La., Francis T. Zachary, Hattiesburg, Miss., J. D. Doty, Pontotoc, Miss., W. H. Barbour, Yazoo City, Miss., Chester H. Curtis, Clarksdale, Miss., Will A. Hickman, Oxford, Miss., M. B. Montgomery, Jackson, Miss., Orma R. Smith, Corinth, Miss., J. P. Coleman, Jackson, Miss., Ben H. Walley, Jackson, Miss., Fred B. Smith, Ripley, Miss., Charles L. Sullivan, Clarksdale, Miss., for appellees.
Before RIVES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
This Court having entered an order on September 26, 1962, requiring Paul B. Johnson, Jr., to appear before this Court today at 10:00 A. M. to show cause, if any he has, why he should not be held in civil contempt of the temporary restraining order entered in this action upon application of the United States on September 25, 1962, and Paul B. Johnson, Jr., having been given notice of the order to show cause and it having been regularly called on the calendar for hearing at 10:00 A.M. this day, and Paul B. Johnson, Jr., having failed to appear or respond, in person or by counsel, and having failed to deny the factual statements
The Court having heard and received evidence on behalf of the United States and having deliberated and considered the legal issues involved, now renders its findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. On September 25, 1962 this Court entered its temporary restraining order upon application of the United States, amicus curiae herein, restraining the State of Mississippi, Ross R. Barnett, their agents, employees, officers and successors, together with all persons in active concert or participation with them, from interfering with or obstructing in any manner or by any means the enjoyment of rights or...
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