Montiel v. Davis

*1281MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The action is now before this three-judge court on the parties’ respective motions for summary judgment.1 Upon consideration of these motions, the respective briefs filed in support thereof (Docs. 84, 93, 95 and 99) and opposition thereto (Docs. 100, 102, 103, 108, and 111), and all other pertinent portions of the record, we conclude that the defendants’ motions are due to be granted while the plaintiffs’ motion must be denied.

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The history of the Alabama Legislature’s difficulty with reapportionment is well documented. See, Kelley…