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MONTANO v. SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE

No. 03-CV-1506 (ADSXARL).

263 F.Supp.2d 644 (2003)

Loren J. MONTANO, Philip Ramos, Leonard D. Fillyaw, Jordan K. Wilson, Jr. and Luis Oliveria on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE, County of Suffolk, Suffolk County Board of Elections, Robert Gaffney in his official capacity as County Executive of the County of Suffolk, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

May 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick K. Brewington, Hempstead, NY, McLaughlin, Gouldborne & Cohen, P.C., Bronx, NY (Randolph M. McLaughlin, Of Counsel), Ferruggia & Calisto, LLP, Hauppauge, NY (Edward A. Calisto, Of Counsel), for the Plaintiffs.

Bee, Ready, Fishbein, Hatter & Donovan, LLP, Mineola, NY (Peter A. Bee, Of Counsel), for the Defendants.

Robert J. Cimino, Hauppauge, NY, by: Robert Cabbie, Deputy County Attorney, for Suffolk County.

William D. Wexler, Esq., North Babylon, NY, for the Intervenors, Maxine Postal, David Bishop, Jon Cooper, Ginny Fields, William Lindsay, Brian Foley, Vivian Viloria Fisher and George Guldi.

ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

As often happens, the Court finds itself confronted with a redistricting problem, where time is of the essence.

This case involves allegations that the present redistricting plan adopted by the Suffolk County Legislature (the "Legislature") violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. This decision addresses three issues:...

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