STAPLETON v. CLERK FOR CITY OF INKSTER

Civ. A. No. 34614.

311 F.Supp. 1187 (1970)

Rolland Lee STAPLETON, William Spaulding, Thomas Leavens, Margaret Kuptz, Jesse Caines, John Hohenadl, Edwin Hughes, Jerry Murley, Plaintiffs, v. CLERK FOR the CITY OF INKSTER and Election Commission for the City of Inkster, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

April 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abdeen M. Jabara, Lafferty, Reosti, Jabara, Papakhian, James, Stickgold & Smith, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs.

Albert H. Schlenker, Jr., Inkster Corporation Counsel, Inkster, Mich., for defendants.


OPINION

FREEMAN, Chief Judge.

This is a suit by Rolland Lee Stapleton, in his capacity as a potential candidate for the office of councilman of the City of Inkster, Michigan, and seven electors of that City, alleging that Section 5.1(a) of the Charter of the City of Inkster is unconstitutional for the reason that it violates their respective rights under the equal protection clause of the federal constitution. Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and a...

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