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LISTER v. COMMISSIONERS COURT, NAVARRO CTY.

No. 76-2829.

566 F.2d 490 (1978)

James LISTER et al., on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COMMISSIONERS COURT, NAVARRO COUNTY and Robert Dunn, County Judge, Navarro County, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Luna, Thomas V. Murto, III, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Larry R. Daves, Tyler, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, COLEMAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Named plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all Negro residents and registered voters in Navarro County, Texas, brought suit under 42 U.S.C., § 1983, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution, challenging a 1969 reapportionment of Navarro County. The complaint, twice amended, alleged that the Commissioners Court, the governing body of the County, and Robert Dunn, the County Judge and chief administrative officer...

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