Legal Opinion
Hackett v. President of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-795PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASTERSON, District Judge.
On April 10, 1969 the plaintiffs, all residents and electors of the City of Philadelphia, instituted this action against the President of City Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Honorable Paul D’Ortona. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant’s failure to issue writs of special election for purposes of filling vacant City Council seats existing in the First and Seventh Councilmanic Districts of Philadelphia at the primary election to be held on May 20, 1969, deprives the plaintiffs, and the class of Philadelphia citizens and electors whom they claim to…
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