Legal Opinion
Carr v. Brazoria County, Texas
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 5, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-G-210PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NOEL, District Judge.
I. Preface
This is a class action brought by-several residents of Brazoria County, Texas, against the county, its commissioners court, its four county commissioners, and its county judge. Plaintiffs sue in behalf of the qualified voters of commissioners precincts #2 and #4 of Brazoria County, and complain that defendants’ administration of the State’s election laws is operating to deny them equal protection of the laws and due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Donatelli v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Mader v. CrowellDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- In Re Apportionment Law, Etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Donatelli v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- MARSTON v. KLINECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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