Document: 369 U.S. 31 82 S.Ct. 549 7 L.Ed.2d 512 Samuel BAILEY et al., Appellants,v.Joe T. PATTERSON al. No. 643. Decided Feb. 26, 1962. Constance Baker Motley, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III and R. Jess Brown, for appellants. Dugas Shands Edward L. Cates, Asst. Attys. Gen. of Mississippi, Charles Clark, Sp. Atty. Gen., appellee Patterson. Thomas H. Watkins, City Jackson, others. Junior O'Mara, Greyhound Corp. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellants, Negroes living in brought this civil rights action, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), U.S.C.A. the United States District Court Southern on behalf themselves others similarly situated, seeking temporary permanent injunctions to enforce their constitutional nonsegregated service interstate intrastate transportation, alleging that such had been denied them under color state statutes, municipal ordinances, custom usage.* A three-judge was convened, 2281, and, Circuit Judge Rives dissenting, abstained from further proceedings pending construction challenged laws by courts. 199 F.Supp. 595. Plaintiffs have appealed, 1253, 1253; N.A.A.C.P. v. Bennett, 360 471, 79 1192, 3 1375. We a motion stay prosecution number criminal cases disposition appeal. 368 346, 282. 2 Appellants lack standing enjoin prosecutions Mississippi's breach-of-peace since they do not allege prosecuted or threatened with them. They cannot represent class whom are part. McCabe Atchison, & S.F.R. Co., 235 151, 162—163, 35 69, 71, 59 L.Ed. 169. But as passengers using segregated transportation facilities aggrieved parties treatment. Mitchell States, 313 80. 93, 61 873, 876, 85 1201; Evers Dwyer, 358 202, 178, 222. settled beyond question no State may require racial segregation facilities. Morgan Commonwealth Virginia, 328 373, 66 1050, 90 1317; Gayle Browder, 352 903, 77 145, 114; Boynton Com. 364 454, 81 182, 5 206. The is longer open; it foreclosed litigable issue. Section 2281 does court when claim statute unconstitutional wholly insubstantial, legally speaking nonexistent. Ex parte Poresky, 290 30, 54 3, 78 152; Bell Waterfront Comm., Cir., 279 F.2d 853, 857—858. hold three judges required when, here, prior decisions make frivolous any its face unconstitutional. Willis Walker, D.C., 136 181; Bush Orleans Parish School Board, 138 336; Kelley Board Education, 139 578. leave file petitions mandamus Bush, 351 948, 76 854, 100 1472, similar ruling Booker Tennessee 856, 1472. reasons convening an extraordinary inapplicable cases, policy behind requirement—that single judge ought be empowered invalidate federal claim—does apply. requirement technical one narrowly construed, Phillips 312 246, 251, 480, 483, 800. comes into play only injunction sought 'upon ground unconstitutionality' statute. There issue presented essentially fictitious. 4 This case therefore 'required * heard determined district judges,' here direct However, we jurisdiction determine authority below 'to corrective order appropriate enforcement limitations which section imposes,' Gully Interstate Natural Gas 292 16, 18, 565, 566, 1088; Oklahoma Elec. Co. Packing 386, 392, 732, 734, 1318; 254, 484, Accordingly, vacate judgment remand expeditious disposition, light opinion, appellants' claims right unsegregated service. Vacated remanded. statutes Miss.Code 1942, Tit. 11, §§ 2351, 2351.5, 2351.7, 28, 7784, 7785, 7786, 7786—01, 7787, 7787.5.

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