PER CURIAM:
Appellants, by this litigation, bring into issue the constitutional validity of Florida's Congressional apportionment plan, Ch. 65-2441, Fla.Laws of 1965, Section 8.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and seek to enjoin the implementation thereof. Appellants urged below that a three-judge court be convened to consider the matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281.
After a careful review of the case law in this area, we conclude that the district court erred in holding that a three-judge court was not required, and that he was therefore without jurisdiction to consider the matter as a single judge.
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An interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining the enforcement, operation or execution of any State statute by restraining the action of any officer of such State in the enforcement or execution of such statute or of an order made by an administrative board or commission acting under State statutes, shall not be granted by any district court or judge thereof upon the ground of the unconstitutionality of such statute unless the application therefor is heard and determined by a district court of three judges under section 2284 of this title. June 25, 1948, c. 646, 62 Stat. 968.
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