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LATINO POL. ACTION COMMITTEE v. CITY OF BOSTON

Civ. A. No. 83-2472-C.

609 F.Supp. 739 (1985)

LATINO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF BOSTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Kociubes, Jonathan W. Fitch, Bingham, Dana and Gould, Alan Jay Rom, Lawyers' Comm. for Civil Rights, Boston, Mass., Frank R. Parker, Lawyers' Comm. for Civil Rights, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

City of Boston Law Dept., Steven Perlmutter, Suzanne F. Sheats, Boston, Mass., for City of Boston, Mayor White, Michael Joyce & Boston Election Com'n.

Stephen H. Oleskey, Jane D. Kaplan, Hale and Dorr, Paul F. Saba, Boston, Mass., for Members of Boston City Council.

OPINION

CAFFREY, Chief Judge.

This is a civil action in which plaintiffs challenge the City of Boston's plan for the election of City Council and School Committee members by district. Plaintiffs are four non-profit organizations which seek to increase minority participation and influence in politics, and twelve individuals who are residents and registered voters of Boston. Defendants are the City of Boston; its mayor, Raymond L. Flynn; the Boston Election...

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