Legal Opinion
Moody v. Flowers
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided June 14, 1966No. Civ. A. 860, 693PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, District Judge.
Consolidated for purpose of trial, these actions involve common questions of law and fact. Positing jurisdiction upon the provisions of 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1988 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343 (3) each complaint seeks judicial intervention in the internal political affairs of a county.
No. 860-S (Houston County, Alabama)
The relevant facts may be severely capsulated. Houston County is divided into fourteen election precincts, commonly referred to as “Beats.” Its Board of Revenue and Control (Board) consists of five members, each elected by the qualified electors of the district…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Moody v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. ParisDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1966
- Strickland v. BurnsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- Hyden v. BakerDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1968
- Martinolich v. DeanDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1966
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