1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 584 F.2d
  5. 584 F.2d 66 (1978)
 

CALDERON v. McGEE

No. 76-2264.

584 F.2d 66 (1978)

Ernest CALDERON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. D. Kenneth McGEE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted February 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda K. Hanten, Vilma S. Martinez, Joaquin G. Avila, Mexican American Legal Defense & Ed. Fund, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Minor L. Helm, Jr., Nina B. Eldridge, Waco, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a district court judgment finding unconstitutional dilution of votes of minority black and Mexican-American residents of Waco, Texas, and ordering an election plan by which five trustees for the Waco Independent School District are elected from single member districts and two trustees are elected on an at-large basis.

Defendants admitted the unconstitutionality of the existing all at-large plan and are satisfied...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases