HACKETT v. PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF PHILA.

Civ. A. No. 69-795.

298 F.Supp. 1021 (1969)

Kathleen HACKETT et al. v. The PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bender, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Sol., Levy Anderson, First Deputy City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


MASTERSON, District Judge.

On April 10, 1969 the plaintiffs, all residents and electors of the City of Philadelphia, instituted this action against the President of City Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Honorable Paul D'Ortona. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant's failure to issue writs of special election for purposes of filling vacant City Council seats existing in the First and Seventh Councilmanic Districts of Philadelphia at the primary election...

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