McCANN v. PARIS

No. 65-C-27-L.

244 F.Supp. 870 (1965)

Frank M. McCANN, Edward J. Stoll, Victor Vernon, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Ruby V. PARIS, General Registrar, Electoral Board of the City of Lynchburg (Will D. Baugh, Chairman), State Board of Elections of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Levin Nock Davis, Secretary), Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. Virginia, Lynchburg Division.

September 13, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. McCann, Lynchburg, Va., for plaintiffs.

No counsel appeared for defendants.

John Doar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Thomas B. Mason, U. S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., David Rubin, Stephen F. Eilperin, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., James C. Roberson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., Stephen Pollak, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on brief, for intervenor.


MICHIE, District Judge.

This is an action brought by the named plaintiffs, citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, duly qualified to vote in the city of Lynchburg under the Constitution and laws of Virginia. Alleging the impairment and abridgement of their rights as qualified voters under State law, they seek to enjoin the defendant State Board of Elections and the local electoral boards and registrars under its supervision from allowing the registration of state...

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