Legal Opinion
Gremillion v. Rinaudo
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 30, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-175PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, Chief Judge:
This action, based primarily on the 1965 Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 et seq., is brought to set aside the results of the Democratic Party primary election held August 15, 1970, to select a Democratic nominee for school board member from Ward 9, Pointe Coupee Parish (County), Louisiana. The plaintiff, Joseph Roosevelt Gremillion, a Negro, and one of two candidates competing for the Democratic nomination, received a total of 1089 votes in the primary election. His sole opponent, Mr. Salvadore J. Rinaudo, one of the defendants herein, received a total of 1116 votes,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Oregon v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Blanchard McLeod United States of America v. Dallas CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Garza v. Chicago Health Clubs, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- Brooks v. NacrelliDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Miller v. DanielsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In re Thirteen Ballots Cast in the 1985 General ElectionNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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