bor o ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁while ▁the ▁initial ▁tres pass ▁case ▁was ▁still ▁active , ▁Dr . ▁Sim kins ▁file d ▁suit ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁against ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Gre ens bor o ▁for ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁public ▁golf ▁course ▁for ▁white ▁citizens ▁only . ▁Sim kins ▁et ▁al . ▁v . ▁Gre ens bor o ▁was ▁file d ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Sim kins ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁nine ▁others , ▁including ▁the ▁five ▁golf ers ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁court ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Sim kins , ▁stating ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gre ens bor o ▁could ▁not ▁escape ▁its ▁legal ▁duties ▁to ▁provide ▁equal ▁privileges ▁to ▁all ▁citizens ▁to ▁enjoy ▁city ▁functions . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁immediately ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁District ▁Court ' s ▁r uling ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁dis continue ▁operating ▁the ▁course ▁on ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁basis . ▁ ▁Sim kins ▁v . ▁Mos es ▁H . ▁C one ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁only ▁nine ▁hosp it als ▁existed