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THIGPEN v. MEYERS

No. 5597.

211 F.Supp. 826 (1962)

James THIGPEN, Plaintiff, v. Victor A. MEYERS, Secretary of State of the State of Washington; and John O'Connell, Attorney General of the State of Washington, Defendants, League of Women Voters of Washington, Intervenor.

United States District Court W. D. Washington, N. D.

December 13, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. L. Borawick, of Parker & Borawick, Midway, Wash., for plaintiff.

Philip H. Austin, Gene Godderis, Asst. Attys. Gen., of the State of Washington, Lyle L. Iversen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Washington, Seattle, Wash., for defendant.

Donald S. Voorhees, of Riddell, Williams, Voorhees, Ivie & Bullitt, Seattle, Wash., for intervenor.

Before JERTBERG, Circuit Judge, and LINDBERG and BEEKS, District Judges.

BEEKS, District Judge.

Population growth generates many problems. This is one of them. Spawned by the historic pronouncement in Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 82 S.Ct. 691, 7 L.Ed.2d 663, this class action is before us challenging the Federal constitutionality of existing legislative and congressional reapportionment in the State of Washington.1 Plaintiff is a registered voter residing in Midway Precinct of...

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