Legal Opinion

Cummings v. Meskill

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided September 8, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 14736PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1177MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON INTERVENING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION SEEKING INTERIM ORDER

2Per curiam

In this legislative reapportionment case this court, 341 F.Supp. 139, found a plan adopted by a state board (sometimes referred to as the Saden plan) unconstitutional because of population deviations between districts. We appointed a master to draw a constitutionally acceptable plan. On appeal to the United States Supreme Court, 407 U.S. 902, 92 S.Ct. 2441, 32 L.Ed.2d 679 this court’s judgment was stayed. This court declined to correct population omissions and other errors in the Saden plan, corrections which would…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Ely v. KlahrSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Swann v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Cummings v. MeskillDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1972
  5. United States v. First National Bancorporation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. Assembly v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Ajello v. SchafferDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1972
  3. Assembly v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982

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