SULLIVAN v. CROWELL

Civ. Nos. 77-1067E, 77-1082E and 77-2691.

444 F.Supp. 606 (1978)

John H. SULLIVAN, and Roy R. Anderson, Individually, and on behalf of themselves and all other resident citizens and qualified electors of Henderson County, Tennessee, similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Gentry CROWELL, Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee, Ray Blanton, Governor of the State of Tennessee, Brooks McLemore, Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, David Collins, Coordinator of Elections of the State of Tennessee, and James E. Harpster, Jack C. Seaton, Tommy Powell, Richard Holcomb and Lytle Landers, Commissioners of the State Board of Elections, Defendants. Alice ALGOOD, James A. Choate, Kenneth L. Fisher, Thomas Woodall, and Jason O. Young, Jr., Individually, on behalf of themselves and all other resident citizens and qualified electors of Benton, Carroll, Dickson, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lewis, Maury, Montgomery, Obion, Stewart and Weakley Counties in Tennessee, similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Gentry CROWELL, Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee, Ray Blanton, Governor of the State of Tennessee, Brooks McLemore, Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, David Collins, Coordinator of Elections of the State of Tennessee, and James E. Harpster, Jack C. Seaton, Tommy Powell, Richard Holcomb, and Lytle Landers, Commissioners of the State Board of Elections, Defendants. Jack E. NELSON, Jr., and Richard Mader, Individually, on behalf of themselves and all other resident citizens and qualified electors of Knox County, Tennessee, similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Gentry CROWELL, Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee, Ray Blanton, Governor of the State of Tennessee, Brooks McLemore, Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, David Collins, Coordinator of Elections of the State of Tennessee, James E. Harpster, Jack C. Seaton, Tommy Powell, Richard Holcomb, and Lytle Landers, Commissioners of the State Board of Elections, and William Banks, C. Gordon Baer, Michael Y. Rowland, Edna Smyre, and Richard W. Krieg, Commissioners of the Knox County Election Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Tennessee, W. D.

February 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Walker, Heiskell, Donelson, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, John L. Ryder, Laughlin, Halle, Regan, Clark & Gibson, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

Kenneth R. Herrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., for all defendants except Knox County Election Commissioners.

Charles A. Maner, Jr., Knox County Law Director, Dale C. Workman, Knoxville, Tenn., for Knox County Election Commission.

Before: PHILLIPS, Chief Circuit Judge, BROWN, Chief District Judge, and WELLFORD, District Judge.


BAILEY BROWN, Chief District Judge.

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