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WATSON v. COMMISSIONERS COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY

No. 79-1116.

616 F.2d 105 (1980)

Lena Holloway WATSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONERS COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Ernest F. Smith, Marshall, Tex., Philip Brin, Longview, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, FAY and TATE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is a reapportionment case. The plaintiffs charge that malapportionment of Harrison County, Texas, has resulted in dilution of the blacks' voting strength in that county. The trial judge ordered that no reapportionment be undertaken until after the 1980 census. We reverse his decision and remand the case for prompt reapportionment.

On May 2, 1975, the Harrison County Commissioners Court

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