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GEORGIA SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY v. FORTSON

Civ. A. No. 13515.

315 F.Supp. 1035 (1970)

GEORGIA SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY, Linda Jenness, Joseph Frederick Cole, Francis Grinnon, Clifford D. Conner, and Jim Gwin v. Ben W. FORTSON, Jr., Individually and as Secretary of State of the State of Georgia.

United States District Court, N. D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted October 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Moore, Jr., Peter E. Rindskopf, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert J. Castellani, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant.

Before BELL, Circuit Judge, and EDENFIELD and HENDERSON, Judges.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted October 26, 1970. See 91 S.Ct. 127.

EDENFIELD, District Judge:

The relevant facts in this action for declaratory and injunctive relief are not disputed. Plaintiff Georgia Socialist Workers Party (hereinafter GSWP) is a "political organization" within the meaning of Ga.Code Ann. § 34-103(t). Plaintiff Linda Jenness is a member of GSWP and desires to be a candidate for governor of Georgia. Plaintiffs Cole and Grinnon are GSWP...

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