Legal Opinion
Gamza v. Aguirre
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1980No. 78-3041PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A candidate for the school board of a Texas independent school district and four of his supporters contend they are entitled to relief in federal court under section 1983 because the election votes were improperly counted and, as a result, the candidate’s opponent was improperly declared to be the winner. The district judge concluded both that he had jurisdiction over the action and that the candidate seeking federal relief had been denied office by acts involving “scienter bad faith and deliberate disregard of a state court order.” He ordered the candidate who…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by60 opinions
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