Levy v. Miami-Dade County

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

UNGARO-BENAGES, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE was tried before the Court between October 21-24, 2002.

THE COURT has considered the pertinent portions of the record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises.

Plaintiffs, residents of the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, bring this action under the Equal Protection Clause, alleging that their right to vote is being unlawfully diluted because non-residents of the unincorporated area (ie., city residents) participate in the election of the Unincorporated Municipal Services Area’s (“UMSA”)…