GARZA v. GATES

Civ. A. No. SA 79 CA 413.

482 F.Supp. 1211 (1980)

Roger GARZA et al., Plaintiffs, v. O. B. GATES et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

January 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joaquin Avila, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs.

George H. Spencer, Clemens, Spencer, Welmaker & Finck, San Antonio, Tex., for defendants.

Before RANDALL, Circuit Judge, and SPEARS and SUTTLE, District Judges.


ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

PER CURIAM.

Came on for consideration this day Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction enjoining the 1980 election process for the election of Atascosa County Commissioners, until an apportionment plan is adopted that has secured preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, as amended.

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