CROSS v. BAXTER

No. 80-7246.

639 F.2d 1383 (1981)

John W. CROSS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lloyd BAXTER et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

March 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, H. Christopher Coates, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hoyt H. Whelchel, Jr., James C. Whelchel, Moultrie, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, FAY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant brought this action to have the at-large electoral system for selecting city councilmen in Moultrie, Georgia, declared illegal, as violative of the First, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 and 1973. The District Court, holding for the defendants, dismissed the complaint. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the District Court's judgment.

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