Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Dothan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 1984No. Nos. 83-7379, 83-7522 and 83-7539PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
In this suit, a group of minority residents challenge tax assessments imposed by the city of Dothan, Alabama to pay for a street paving and sewer improvement project in their neighborhood. They contend that the city has violated their equal protection rights by contributing a lower percentage of municipal funds to this project than it has contributed to comparable projects in the past which were located in predominantly white areas. The district court granted the city’s motion for summary judgment, reasoning that the plaintiffs’ claim was barred by statutory and common…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by28 opinions
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