Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Fortson
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided September 29, 1964No. Civ. A. 9069PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs are residents and electors of the counties constituting the Con.asauga Judicial Circuit of Georgia. In .addition, Mr. Stokes is the nominee of the Republican Party for the office of ■Solicitor General of that circuit, and will stand for election in the November 1964 general election against the nominee of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Jurisdiction is based on Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3). Declaratory and further relief is sought under Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201 and 2202. Disposition by the designated three-judge district court is proper in that plaintiffs seek to restrain state…
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