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BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BD. v. RENO

Civ. A. No. 94-1495 (LHS (USCA), CRR, GK).

907 F.Supp. 434 (1995)

BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BD., Plaintiff, v. Janet RENO, Defendant, and George Price, et al., Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

November 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Thornton, Jr. and Frank Ferrell of Johnston & Thornton, Shreveport, Louisiana, presented the evidence, for Plaintiff. The pleadings and briefs were written by James J. Thornton, Jr. of Johnston & Thornton, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Nancy J. Sardeson, Steven Mulroy, and Gay Hume, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., presented the evidence, for Defendant. With them on the pleadings and briefs were Elizabeth Johnson, Rebecca Wertz, and John K. Tanner, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Deval Patrick, Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; and Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, Washington, D.C.

Patricia A. Brannan of Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C., and Samuel Walters of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C., presented the evidence, for Defendant-Intervenors. With them on the pleadings and briefs was John W. Borkowski of Hogan & Hartson, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Before SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge, RICHEY, and KESSLER, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THREE-JUDGE COURT UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, Bossier Parish School Board, seeks preclearance under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, for its proposed redistricting. We shall grant the requested preclearance.

I.

Bossier Parish is located in northwestern Louisiana, bordered...

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