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GOLDBLATT v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 26557.

414 F.2d 774 (1969)

Max B. GOLDBLATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF DALLAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 15, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Devany, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

N. Alex Bickley, Ted P. MacMaster, H. P. Kucera, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and CASSIBRY, District Judge.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The City Charter of Dallas, Sections 19, 20, and 21, divides the city into six substantially equal districts.1 These sections provide for the city-wide election of nine city councilmen; six of whom must be residents of the six districts; the remaining three must run at large (six-three plan).

In the Dallas City Council election held on April 4, 1967, appellant received the majority of the votes in his residence...

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