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UNITED STATES v. WARD

Civ. A. No. 8547.

222 F.Supp. 617 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America v. Katherine WARD, Registrar of Voters of Madison Parish, Louisiana, and the State of Louisiana.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Monroe Division.

October 22, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Kennedy, Atty. Gen., of the United States, Burke Marshall, Asst. Atty. Gen., John Doar, Richard K. Parsons, and Frank M. Dunbaugh, Attys., Civil Rights Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Edward L. Shaheen, U. S. Atty., for the Western District of La., Shreveport, La., for the United States.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., of the State of La., Baton Rouge, La., Carroll Buck, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry Fuller, Second Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry J. Kron, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., Ferdinand Cashio, Asst. Atty. Gen., Shreveport, La., Thompson L. Clarke, Dist. Atty., for the Sixth Judicial District, St. Joseph, La., for defendants.

BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

1. This action was filed by the Attorney General of the United States on October 26, 1961, charging the defendants with engaging in acts and practices which deprive Negro citizens of their right to register to vote without distinction as to race or color. The case was tried December 5, 1962. Plaintiff filed its brief with suggested findings and conclusions on April 9, 1963; but despite repeated reminders and requests, defendants have...

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