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FARNUM v. BURNS

Civ. A. No. 82-0500 P.

571 F.Supp. 45 (1983)

Jonathan K. FARNUM, et al. v. Robert BURNS, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

May 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Wistow, Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Eileen Cooney, Donald G. Elbert, Jr., Mark Mandell, John Bomster, Providence, R.I., for defendants.

OPINION

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This is an action for fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C., Section 1988. The plaintiffs' attorney successfully challenged the constitutionality of a senate redistricting plan, which provided that the 1982 Rhode Island senatorial election would be held using district lines formulated in 1974. On August 11, 1982 the court held that the use of the 1974 senatorial lines in...

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