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U. S. v. BOARD OF COM'RS OF SHEFFIELD, ALA.

Civ. A. No. 76-M-1086.

430 F.Supp. 786 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Alabama, Northwestern Division.

On Motion for Reconsideration March 31, 1977.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted June 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayman G. Sherrer, U. S. Atty., Caryl P. Privett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., Edward H. Levi, Atty. Gen., J. Stanley Pottinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gerald W. Jones, Sheila K. Delaney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Vincent McAlister, and Braxton Ashe, Almon, McAlister & Ashe, Sheffield, Ala., for defendants.

Before RIVES, Circuit Judge, and GROOMS and McFADDEN, District Judges.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted June 27, 1977. See 97 S.Ct. 2970.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

McFADDEN, District Judge.

The Attorney General of the United States initiated this action pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, seeking to enjoin the implementation of a proposed change in the form of the government of the City of Sheffield, Alabama, to the extent that it provides for an at-large method of electing city councilmen...

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