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DOWDELL v. CITY OF APOPKA, FLA.

No. 78-47-Civ-Oc.

511 F.Supp. 1375 (1981)

Faithy DOWDELL, Bobby Ann Barnes, Willie L. Nelson (Freeman), Eddie Lee Wynn, Lafayette Dowdell, Johnnie Bridges, Freddie L. Howard et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF APOPKA, FLORIDA; John H. Land, Mayor of the City of Apopka, Florida; Alonzo Williams, Jr., Richard Mark, Bill Aerosmith, and Jeanette Robinson, Council Members of the City of Apopka, Florida, their Successors and Agents, in their official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Ocala Division.

April 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipman, Miami, Fla., Rosalind Gray, New Bern, N. C., for plaintiffs.

Johnie A. McLeod, Apopka, Fla., for City of Apopka, et al.

OPINION

CHARLES R. SCOTT, Senior District Judge.

This is an action filed by black residents of the City of Apopka, Florida (`City') against the City, its mayor and council members alleging that municipal services have been discriminatorily provided to the black section of town. Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiffs claim that defendants have violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth...

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