Legal Opinion
Ethelyn Gilbert v. W. L. Sterrett, Dallas County Judge, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1975No. 74--1467PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
This class action, filed on May 5, 1972, challenged the apportionment in 1971 of County Commissioners’ precincts or districts of Dallas County, Texas, alleging racial gerrymander or, alternatively, the effect of diluting the vote of black citizens. The named plaintiffs are black voters in Commissioners’ Precincts 3 and 4. The defendants are the County Judge and the four County Commissioners. At a pretrial conference on April 16, 1973, it was agreed that the case would be passed until the Commission redistricted itself in August, 1973. A new plan was adopted which…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Kona Technology Corp. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Kathleen Kelleher v. Peter Flawn, Gerhard Fonken, Robert King, Joseph Horn, and Charles CnuddeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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