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MONTANO v. SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE

No. 03-CV-1506(ADS)(ARL).

268 F.Supp.2d 243 (2003)

Loren J. MONTANO, Philip Ramos, Leonard D. Fillyaw, Jordan K. Wilson, Jr. and Luis Oliveria on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE, County of Suffolk, Suffolk County Board of Elections, Robert Gaffney in his official capacity as County Executive of the County of Suffolk, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

June 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick K. Brewington, Hempstead, NY, for Plaintiffs.

McLaughlin, Gouldborne & Cohen, P.C. by Randolph M. McLaughlin, Of Counsel, Bronx, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Ferruggia & Calisto, LLP by Edward A. Calisto, Of Counsel, Hauppauge, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Bee, Ready, Fishbein, Hatter & Donovan, LLP by Peter A. Bee, Of Counsel, Mineola, NY, for Defendants.

Robert J. Cimino, Suffolk County Attorney, by Robert Cabbie, Deputy County Attorney Hauppauge, NY.

William D. Wexler, North Babylon, NY, for Intervenors Maxine Postal, David Bishop, Jon Cooper, Ginny Fields, William Lindsay, Brian Foley, Vivian Viloria Fisher and George Guldi.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

In this case, the plaintiffs, Hispanic and African-American voters in Suffolk County, allege that the present redistricting plan for the Suffolk County Legislature (the "Legislature"), namely Resolution No. 402-2003 ("Resolution 402") violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The plaintiffs allege that...

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