Legal Opinion
Holshouser v. Scott
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided December 29, 1971No. 1:06-m-00067PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*929WOODROW WILSON JONES, Chief District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief against the defendants under the provisions of 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1988; and 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1343(4) and 2201, contending that the manner of the election of regular Superior Court Judges in North Carolina denies him the equal protection of the laws as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The facts have been agreed upon by stipulation and all parties have moved for summary judgment.
The plaintiff is a citizen and voter of the 24th judicial district of North…
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