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HITSON v. BAGGETT

Civ. A. No. 78-15-N.

446 F.Supp. 674 (1978)

John HITSON, Samuel Moore and William Mills, Plaintiffs, v. Madam Agnes BAGGETT, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Alabama, Honorable George C. Wallace, in his official capacity as Governor of Alabama and Honorable William Baxley, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Alabama, N. D.

March 8, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lea Harris, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiffs.

William T. Stephens and Ann Downing, Asst. Attys. Gen., State of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

This is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Plaintiffs are John Hitson, a citizen of the United States with Indian ancestry, and Samuel Moore and William Mills, citizens of the United States who are black. Defendants include George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama; William Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama; and Agnes Baggett, Secretary of State...

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