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UNITED STATES v. MANNING

Civ. A. No. 8257.

205 F.Supp. 172 (1962)

UNITED STATES of America v. Cecil MANNING as Registrar of Voters of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana; and The State of Louisiana.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Monroe Division.

May 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Kennedy, Atty. Gen. of the United States; Burke Marshall, Asst. Atty. Gen., John Doar, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Edward L. Shaheen, U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for the Government.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana; Harry J. Kron, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana; Owen W. Ware, Executive Counsel to the Governor, State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La., Thompson L. Clarke, Dist. Atty., 6th Judicial District of Louisiana, St. Joseph, La., Albin P. Lassiter, Dist. Atty., 4th Judicial District of Louisiana, Monroe, La., for defendants.

Robert G. Chandler, Wellborn Jack, Shreveport, La., for defendants.

BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

1. This action was filed by the Attorney General of the United States on April 28, 1961, charging the defendants with having engaged in acts and practices which have denied Negro citizens of their right to register to vote without distinction as to race or color. The case was tried on November 27, 1961. Final briefs were filed on March 13, 1962.

2. The defendants are the State of Louisiana and Cecil Manning who is the Registrar...

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