Legal Opinion
Lipscomb v. Wise
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 25, 1975No. Civ. A. CA 3-4571-EPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MAHON, District Judge.
This challenge to the present electoral system for the Dallas City Council has progressed a winding path to trial. Filed in 1971, the suit was originally dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit remanded with clarification of what plaintiffs’ burden would be in these circumstances. Lipscomb v. Jonsson, 459 F.2d 335 (5th Cir. 1972).
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Plaintiffs originally purported to represent the black population residing within an identifiable area of the City of Dallas, but prior to December 9, 1974, no…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
- West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wise v. LipscombSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Albert L. Lipscomb v. Mayor Wes Wise, Frank P. Hernandez and George Solaris, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Overton v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Albert L. Lipscomb v. The Honorable Wes Wise, Mayor of the City of Dallas, Etc. v. Adelfa B. Callejo, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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