RODRIGUEZ v. BROWN

Civ. A. No. 68-206-SA.

299 F.Supp. 479 (1969)

Fernando RODRIGUEZ, Jr., et al. v. The Honorable Archie S. BROWN et al.

United States District Court W. D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

May 12, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Tijerina, Mario Obledo, San Antonio, Tex., Jack Greenberg, New York City, for plaintiffs.

James E. Barlow, San Antonio, Tex., Lonny F. Zwiener, Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Before GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge, SPEARS, Chief Judge, and ROBERTS, District Judge.


SPEARS, Chief Judge:

The threshold question is whether or not this is a case which should be heard on its merits by a three-judge court. We hold that it is not.

This suit was brought by plaintiffs in the form of a class action attacking (a) the constitutionality of the Texas statutes which set up the state procedural system for the selection of grand jury commissioners and the grand jury, and (b) the manner in which said statutes are applied with respect to...

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