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LOPEZ v. HALE COUNTY, TEX.

Civ. A. No. 5:92-CV-0078-C.

797 F.Supp. 547 (1992)

Rafel LOPEZ, Jr., Plaintiff, v. HALE COUNTY, TEXAS, Bill Hollars, County Judge, Nina Jo Morris, Homer Roberson, Henry Rieff, and James Belk, all in their official capacity as County Commissioners of Hale County, Texas, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Lubbock Division.

September 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rolando Leo Rios, San Antonio, Tex., William Lea Garrett of Garrett & Thompson, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff.

Robert T. Bass of Allison & Associates, Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Before SMITH, Circuit Judge, WOODWARD and CUMMINGS, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

In his complaint brought pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, the plaintiff, an Hispanic registered voter of Hale County, Texas, seeks an order prohibiting the county and its Commissioners Court1 from further implementation of voting changes effected without preclearance as required by the Act. In accordance with 28 U.S.C...

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