East Bibb Twiggs Neighborhood Association v. Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission

The plaintiffs appealed the district court's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. That court affirmed Judge Owens's decision, for the reasons reflected in his opinion. East Bibb represents a fairly typical equal protection case alleging that government officials took a particular action based on impermissible racial discrimination. The court's decision demonstrates the difficulty plaintiffs have in establishing such racial discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment.