GOFORTH v. POYTHRESS

No. 80-7506 Summary Calendar.

638 F.2d 27 (1981)

Raymond GOFORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David B. POYTHRESS, etc., Herman Hansird et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

February 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Glisson, Dalton, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Carol Atha Cosgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for Poythress.

McCamy, Minor, Phillips & Tuggle, John P. Neal, III, Dalton, Ga., for Hansird.

Dan Strain, pro se.

Dale M. Schwartz, Gen. Counsel, Atlanta, Ga., for State Democratic Party.

Before TJOFLAT, VANCE and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant contends that Ga.Code Ann. § 24-2801(c)(1)(E) operates to deny him the equal protection of the laws in violation of the fourteenth amendment. The district court, in the proceeding below, disagreed and refused to enjoin the statute's enforcement. We affirm, adopting the reasoning of the district court in its "dispositive order" that appears in the attached appendix.

AFFIRMED.

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