ELLIS v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE

Civ. A. No. 14555.

234 F.Supp. 945 (1964)

Frank J. ELLIS, to his own right and on behalf of numerous other voters of Baltimore City who are similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, and Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City, Defendants.

United States District Court D. Maryland.

October 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archie D. Williams, Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff.

Joseph Allen, City Sol., Clayton A. Dietrich, and Harold I. Glaser, Asst. City Sols., Baltimore, Md., for defendants Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Thomas B. Finan, Atty. Gen. of Md., Robert F. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Md., for defendant Bd. of Supervisors of Elections.

Before THOMSEN, Chief Judge, and NORTHROP and WINTER, District Judges.


WINTER, District Judge.

By his Second Amended Complaint plaintiff, a resident and registered voter of Baltimore City, sues on his own behalf and on behalf of all of the voters of Baltimore City who are similarly situated, for declaratory and injunctive relief that (a) the apportionment of city councilmen as presently prescribed in Section 16 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1949 Ed.) (hereafter called "Baltimore City Charter") is in violation...

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