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BLANDING v. DUBOSE

Civ. A. Nos. 78-764, 78-883.

509 F.Supp. 1334 (1981)

Larry BLANDING et al., Plaintiffs, v. E. M. DUBOSE et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. The COUNTY COUNCIL OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

February 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald James Sampson, Greenville, S.C., Howard P. King, Sumter, S.C., Randall T. Bell, Columbia, S.C., for plaintiffs.

C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Meg Slocum, Asst. U. S. Atty., Columbia, S.C., D. Gene Rickenbaker, Sumter, S.C., for defendants.

Before RUSSELL, Circuit Judge, and BLATT and CHAPMAN, District Judges.

ORDER

These two actions seek similar relief and have been consolidated since the time of filing in June 1978. Civil Action No. 78-764 was commenced by certain private citizens of Sumter County shortly before the United States of America brought Civil Action 78-883. Each suit is brought pursuant to Section 5 and Section 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973c and 1973j(d).

The plaintiffs have moved for additional injunctive...

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