DIFFENDERFER v. HOMER

No. 26566.

408 F.2d 1344 (1969)

Florence DIFFENDERFER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Porter HOMER, County Manager of Dade County, Florida, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Brake, Coral Gables, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Chastain, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., Arden M. Siegendorf, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas C. Britton, Dade County Atty., Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY, and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Appellant Florence Diffenderfer, plaintiff below, sought (1) the convening of a three-judge court to declare a Florida statute unconstitutional, (2) various injunctions against the different defendants, and (3) other related relief. The basis of her suit is a challenge to the constitutionality of the Florida statutes requiring candidates for political office to pay filing fees and assessments for the candidates' political parties.

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