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PETERS v. CLARK

No. 72-1093.

508 F.2d 267 (1975)

J. Elbert PETERS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dudley CLARK et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dieter J. Schrader, Huntsville, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ralph H. Ford, Huntsville, Ala., James F. Trucks, Jr., Reid B. Barnes, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GOLDBERG and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this action the plaintiffs-appellants contend that the districting plan for elections to the County Commission of Madison County, Alabama, as set forth in Act No. 1739 of 1971 General session of the Legislature of Alabama, violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment. The statute divides the county into five districts and provides for a county commission composed of one representative from each district. The commissioners are elected...

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