Legal Opinion
Ausberry v. City of Monroe, La.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 7, 1978No. Civ. A. 74424PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
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FINDINGS OF FACT
DAWKINS, District Judge.
A. HISTORY OF CASE:
1. This suit was filed as a class action on behalf of all black citizens in the City of Monroe on April 29, 1974. As amended, it seeks to have the at-large election of all members of the City of Monroe Commission Council declared unconstitutional and violative of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment rights of the black voters in the City of Monroe. It is contended that the vote of these citizens is “diluted” as a result of the at-large election scheme. We are requested to order implementation…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dalton Prejean v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Marshall v. American Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1979
- Ausberry v. City of Monroe, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Dalton Prejean v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984