DIAZ v. STATHIS

Civ. A. No. 76-3267-F.

440 F.Supp. 634 (1977)

Victoriano Rodriguez DIAZ et al. v. Andrew STATHIS et al.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

November 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur D. Serota, Springfield, Mass., for plaintiff.

Ann M. Gibbons, Peter H. Barry, City Sols., Law Dept., City of Holyoke, Holyoke, Mass., for defendants Stathis, Wheeler and Normand-Holyoke Bd. of Registrars of Voters, City of Holyoke.

William J. Fitzgerald, City Sol., Richard T. Egan, Frank E. Antonucci, Asst. City Sols., Law Dept., Springfield, Mass., for defendants Metzger, Wells and Springfield Election Comm. City of Springfield.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FREEDMAN, District Judge.

In this action plaintiffs challenge the procedures employed by the Holyoke and Westfield Boards of Registrars of Voters and the Springfield Board of Election Commissioners in selecting prospective grand and petit jurors for the Hampden County Superior Court. Specifically, plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief against the alleged systematic exclusion from the jury lists of persons with Hispanic surnames...

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