Legal Opinion
Stovall v. City of Cocoa, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1997No. 96-2891PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs/appellants (“plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s order granting defendants/appellees’ (collectively, “the City”) motion to withdraw a joint motion for approval of a consent decree and entry of judgment. For the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
This is the second time we have considered an appeal in this voting rights case. In 1993, plaintiffs, black residents of the City of Cocoa, Florida, filed their complaint alleging that the at-large method of electing city council members diluted minority voting strength in violation of § 2 of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Shaw v. RenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Petrovic v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. City of HialeahCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- In Re Seminole Walls & Ceilings Corp.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2008
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