Legal Opinion
Robert Lytle v. Commissioners of Election of Union County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1976No. 75-1327PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the Commissioners of Election of Union County from an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Lytle. We affirm.
I
In March 1974 Appellee Robert Lytle brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Commissioners of Election of Union County, South Carolina, in their official capacities alleging generally that residency requirements for election to the Township Commission1 violated the fourteenth amendment by diluting the power of his vote. He sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the future operation of that system of representation.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Dusch v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- United Handicapped Federation v. AndreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Thomas J. Suel and Amelia K. Suel, Parents and Next Friends of David J. Suel v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Bly v. McLeodCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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