Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Board of County Com'rs of Dade County
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 17, 1980No. 80-1935-CIV-EBDPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD B. DAVIS, District Judge.
This action is for a preliminary injunction to prevent a referendum vote on a proposed ordinance. Plaintiffs also seek a declaratory judgment holding the proposal unconsti tutional and further relief under civil rights statutes.
Plaintiffs are three Spanish-surnamed men who are residents of Dade County, Florida. Plaintiff-intervenors are a nonprofit organization, Spanish American League Against Discrimination, and a 71-year-old Dade County resident who does not have full command of the English language, Eilgia Suarez. 1
The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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