VAN CLEAVE v. TOWN OF GIBSLAND, LOUISIANA

Civ. A. No. 74-582.

380 F.Supp. 135 (1974)

Winlock VAN CLEAVE, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. The TOWN OF GIBSLAND, LOUISIANA, et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana.

July 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. L. Waltman, Waltman, Napper & Madden, Ruston, La., Thomas J. Wyatt, Hargrove, Guyton, Ramey & Barlow, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff.

Stephen J. Katz, Kidd & Katz, Monroe, La., for defendants.


STAGG, District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT

On May 4, 1974, the Town of Gibsland held municipal elections in which all five aldermen seats were won by blacks. The plaintiff in this suit, filed on June 11, 1974, seeks to nullify that election, contending that the at-large electoral scheme is unconstitutional. This is a proposed class action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2201,...

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