1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 496 F.2d
  5. 496 F.2d 109 (1974)
 

FONSECA v. HIDALGO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DIST. NO. 2

No. 73-3556.

496 F.2d 109 (1974)

Juan FONSECA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HIDALGO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Hall, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation-South Tex. Project, San Juan, Tex., Melvin Wulf, Sanford J. Rosen, Burt Neuborne, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Vilma S. Martinez, Sanford Jay Rosen, San Francisco, Cal., George J. Korbel, San Antonio, Tex., amicus curiae.

Morris Atlas, Harry L. Hall, McAllen, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, COLEMAN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs filed this class action for declaratory and injunctive relief on their own behalf and on behalf of all of those persons residing within the corporate territory of defendant water district, duly qualified voters under the laws of the State of Texas who desired to vote for plaintiffs as candidates for the offices of directors of defendant water district.1 Plaintiffs seek thus to represent a class of poor...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases