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McNEIL v. SPRINGFIELD PARK DIST.

Nos. 87-3016, 87-3017.

666 F.Supp. 1208 (1987)

Frank McNEIL, William H. Washington, Sr., Rudolph V. Davenport, Archie Lawrence, and Howard Veal, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. SPRINGFIELD PARK DISTRICT and the Springfield Election Commission, Defendants, Frank McNEIL, William H. Washington, Sr., Rudolph V. Davenport, Archie Lawrence, and Howard Veal, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 186 and the Springfield Election Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

August 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Craven, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff.

Robert C. Walbaum, and Paul Bown, Springfield, Ill., for Springfield Park Dist.

John L. Swartz, Springfield, Ill., for Springfield School Dist.

Thomas R. Appleton, and Thomas H. McGary, Springfield, Ill., for Springfield Election Comm.

James C. Franczek, Jr., Michael G. Cleveland, Andrea R. Waintroob, Chicago, Ill., for Springfield School Bd.

OPINION ORDER

MILLS, District Judge:

Voting Rights Act violation?

No.

Summary judgment for the School District and the Park District.

These cases have been consolidated for purposes of ruling on Defendants' motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs' complaints challenge the method of electing park board trustees and school board members under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, asserting that the at-large election...

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