BRADFORD v. EDELSTEIN

Civ. A. No. B-77-272.

467 F.Supp. 1361 (1979)

Frank BRADFORD, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, v. Ruben EDELSTEIN, Individually and in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Brownsville and ex officio member of the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Israel Lizka, Mario Yzaguirre, Marcelo Hernandez, Kermit Cromack, and Virgil Fredieu, Individually and in their capacities as board members of the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, and Valois Pagan, general manager of the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Brownsville Division.

February 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., Gerald A. Garcia, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiff.

Gerald R. Zwerneman and O. B. Garcia, Brownsville, Tex., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GARZA, Chief Judge.

This is a civil action seeking compensatory, declaratory and injunctive relief. The lawsuit was brought under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983,1 and this Court's jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3).2 The Complaint was filed on November 14, 1977, alleging that the Defendants had acted under color of law to deprive the Plaintiff (and the...

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