STEWART v. O'CALLAGHAN

Civ. A. Nos. R-2549, LV-1716.

343 F.Supp. 1080 (1972)

James H. STEWART et al., Plaintiffs, v. Mike O'CALLAGHAN et al., Defendants. Gregory MILLSPAUGH et al., Plaintiffs, v. Michael O'CALLAGHAN, Governor of the State of Nevada, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

May 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Deaner, J. Douglas Deaner, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs. Gregory Millspaugh, John Shipp, and Joe Neal.

Paul H. Lamboley, Reno, Nev., Renny I. R. Ashleman, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs, James H. Stewart, Donald Reese, Lani Pardini, Connie Saledino, James C. Shields, David F. Causey, Richard S. Pyes and Albert C. Johns.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., and Michael L. Melner, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for defendants, Mike O'Callaghan, Harry Reid, John Koontz, Mike Mirabelli and Wilson McGowan.

Clinton E. Wooster, and Perry Burnett, Deputy Legislative Counsel, Carson City, Nev., for legislator-defendants.

Before MERRILL, Circuit Judge, and EAST and McNICHOLS, District Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs, citizens, taxpayers and qualified electors of the State of Nevada, commenced this action to contest the constitutionality of an Act of the State of Nevada Legislature providing for the apportionment of the state legislature. The challenged legislation, Assembly Bill No. 825, Chapter 647 of the 1971 Statutes of the State of Nevada (herein Assembly Bill 825) was duly enacted by the 1971 Legislature of Nevada to reapportion the membership of the...

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