SEERGY v. KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE

Nos. 733-735, Dockets 72-1289, 72-1313 and 72-1315.

459 F.2d 308 (1972)

Edmund G. SEERGY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE et al., Defendants-Appellants, and Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellant, and Charles H. Lanigan, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Fisher, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Albert J. Millus, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellants Kings County Republican County Committee, John R. Crews, Anthony N. Durso, Peter Deutsch and Executive Committee of the Kings County Republican County Committee.

Daniel M. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, on the brief), for intervenor-appellant pursuant to Executive Law, McKinney's Consol.Laws, c. 18, § 71.

Arthur H. Schwartz, New York City (Charles G. Moerdler, New York City, on the brief), for intervenor-appellant Charles H. Lanigan as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee.

Walter C. Reid, New York City (Raymond McKaba and Salvatore D'Ambrosio, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before HAYS, MANSFIELD and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges.


MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon once again to delve into the intricacies of the New York Election Law, this time to determine whether a procedure authorized by it for the election and voting powers of members of a county political committee operate to deprive duly registered voters of their constitutional right to equal protection of the laws.

The plaintiffs below, enrolled Republican voters and members of the Kings County Republican County Committee...

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