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COTTIER v. CITY OF MARTIN

Civ. No. 02-5021-KES.

466 F.Supp.2d 1175 (2006)

Pearl COTTIER and Rebecca Three Stars, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MARTIN; Todd Alexander, Rod Anderson, Scott Larson, Don Moore, Brad Otte, and Molly Risse, in their official capacities as members of the Martin City Council; and Janet Speidel, in her official capacity as Finance Officer of the City of Martin, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.

December 5, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald P. Knudsen, James S. Nelson, Sara Frankenstein, Gunderson, Palmer, Goodsell & Nelson, LLP, Rapid City, SD, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SCHREIER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs allege that the City of Martin Ordinance 122 dilutes the voting strength of Indians by fragmenting the Indian voters into three wards, which has the result and effect of denying the right of Indians to vote on account of race in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965(VRA). This is plaintiffs'"result" claim. Plaintiffs also allege that Ordinance 122 was enacted and is being maintained...

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