Legal Opinion
Jose L. Zapata v. Preston Smith, Governor of the State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1971No. 28456PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Though we are asked to engage in the esoterics of constitutional and statutory construction, we find it unnecessary because our decision here can be rested on more mundane grounds.
Plaintiffs brought this suit against the Governor of Texas and the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, alleging that they had been illegally and unconstitutionally removed from participation in the Val Verde County VISTA project. Suing under 42 U.S.C.A § 1983 and § 1985(3), plaintiffs sought (1) a declaratory judgment that the Governor either had no power to remove certain…
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