Opinion
No. 21-60312
08-29-2023
JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY; Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, each in his or her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Reverend James L. Henley, Jr., in his official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Lawanda D. Harris, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., in his official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Evelyn O. Reed, in her official capacity as a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Lawanda D. Harris, individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Evelyn O. Reed, individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; James L. Henley, Jr., individually as citizens of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Intervenors—Appellees, v. Josh HARKINS; Dean Kirby; Phillip Moran; Chris Caughman; Nickey Browning; John A. Polk; Mark Baker; Alex Monsour, Respondents—Appellants.
LaToya Cheree Merritt, Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esq., Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., Jackson, MS, John L. Walker, Esq., Counsel, Walker Group, P.C., Jackson, MS, for Intervenors-Appellees Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, Reverend James L. Henley, Jr., LaWanda D. Harris, Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., Evelyn O. Reed. Austin Paganelli Anderson, Anderson & Kreiger, L.L.P., Boston, MA, Tylvester O. Goss, Goss & Williams, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, Scott P. Lewis, Anderson & Kreiger, L.L.P., Boston, MA, for Intervenors-Appellees Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, LaWanda D. Harris, Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., Evelyn O. Reed, James L. Henley, Jr. Michael Brunson Wallace, Esq., Charles Edward Cowan, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A., Jackson, MS, for Respondents-Appellants. Elizabeth Baker Murrill, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amici Curiae State of Louisiana, State of Texas. Wilson Douglas Minor, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Amici Curiae Delbert Hosemann, Lieutenant Governor, Philip Gunn. Jacob Arthur Bradley, Brunini Law Firm, Jackson, MS, for Amicus Curiae Rankin County, Mississippi.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 3:16-CV-246, Carlton W. Reeves, U.S. District Judge ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (Opinion May 10, 2023, 5 Cir., 2023, 67 F.4th 678, Withdrawn) (Opinion August 25, 2023, 5 Cir., 2023, 2023 WL 5522213) LaToya Cheree Merritt, Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esq., Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., Jackson, MS, John L. Walker, Esq., Counsel, Walker Group, P.C., Jackson, MS, for Intervenors-Appellees Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, Reverend James L. Henley, Jr., LaWanda D. Harris, Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., Evelyn O. Reed. Austin Paganelli Anderson, Anderson & Kreiger, L.L.P., Boston, MA, Tylvester O. Goss, Goss & Williams, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, Scott P. Lewis, Anderson & Kreiger, L.L.P., Boston, MA, for Intervenors-Appellees Doctor Rosie L. T. Pridgen, LaWanda D. Harris, Vernon W. Hartley, Sr., Evelyn O. Reed, James L. Henley, Jr. Michael Brunson Wallace, Esq., Charles Edward Cowan, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A., Jackson, MS, for Respondents-Appellants. Elizabeth Baker Murrill, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amici Curiae State of Louisiana, State of Texas. Wilson Douglas Minor, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Amici Curiae Delbert Hosemann, Lieutenant Governor, Philip Gunn. Jacob Arthur Bradley, Brunini Law Firm, Jackson, MS, for Amicus Curiae Rankin County, Mississippi. Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Stewart, Elrod, Haynes, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:
JUDGES LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., AND CORY T. WILSON did not participate in the consideration of the rehearing en banc.
A member of the court having requested a poll on the petition for rehearing en banc, and a majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor,
IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 41.3, the panel opinion in this case dated August 25, 2023, is VACATED.