SILVER v. JORDAN

No. 62-953 MC.

241 F.Supp. 576 (1964)

Phill SILVER, as a citizen of the United States and of the State of California, etc., Plaintiff, v. Frank M. JORDAN, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of California, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. California, Central Division.

Judgment Affirmed June 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phill Silver, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., Charles E. Corker, Charles A. Barett, Asst. Attys. Gen., Sanford N. Gruskin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., A. C. Morrison, Legislative Counsel, George H. Murphy, Chief Deputy, Legislative Counsel, J. Gould, Principal Deputy Legislative Counsel, Sacramento, Cal., Herman F. Selvin, Sp. Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., Edwin J. Regan, Senator, Weaverville, Cal., of counsel, for defendants.

Before BARNES, Circuit Judge, and CROCKER and CARR, District Judges.


Judgment Affirmed June 1, 1965. See 85 S.Ct. 1572.

PER CURIAM.

Since the historic pronouncement by the Supreme Court of the United States in Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 82 S.Ct. 691, 7 L.Ed.2d 663 (decided March 26, 1962), the federal courts of the United States have been literally flooded with suits by voters, alleging either "the debasement" of their vote by state legislative action, or by the failure or alleged inability...

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