Peter H. BEER et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants,
and
Johnny Jackson, Jr., et al., Intervenors.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 4, 1974.
January 4, 1974.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James R. Stoner, James R. Treese, Stoner, Treese & Ruffner, Washington, D. C., Blake G. Arata, City Atty., and Ernest L. Salatich, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.
M. Karl Shurtliff, Walter Gorman, and Nathaniel Friends, Attys., Dept. of Justice, for defendants.
Stanley A. Halpin, Jr., Kidd, Katz & Halpin, Charles E. Cotton, Cotton, Jones & Fazande, New Orleans, La., Charles E. Williams, III, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit, III, and Eric Schnapper, New York City, and Wiley A. Branton, Washington, D. C., for intervenors.
Arthur F. Matthews, John H. Korns, and Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D. C., for petitioners amici curiae.
Before ROBINSON, Circuit Judge, and CORCORAN and WADDY, District Judges.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
PER CURIAM:
Seven non-incumbent candidates for office on the City Council of New Orleans, Louisiana, petition this court as amici curiae to expedite proceedings in this case and set a timetable for councilmanic elections.1 We are unable to fathom a need to act on the request for expedition since the case already has all the acceleration possible.2 Nor can we entertain petitioners' request for a scheduling of...
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