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McMILLAN v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLA.

Nos. 78-3507, 80-5011.

688 F.2d 960 (1982)

Henry T. McMILLAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula G. Drummond, Pensacola, Fla., for Escambia County.

Rhyne & Rhyne, Charles S. Rhyne, William S. Rhyne, Washington, D.C., for all defendants-appellants.

Don J. Canton, City Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for City of Pensacola.

Crawford, Blacksher, Figures & Brown, J. U. Blacksher, Larry Menefee, Mobile, Ala., Kent Spriggs, Tallahassee, Fla., Eric Schnapper, New York City, Edward Still, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, PECK and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 4, 1982.

ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs filed this class action in March 1977 challenging the at-large systems for electing Escambia's County Commissioners and School Board members. The case was consolidated with another class action suit challenging the election scheme for the Pensacola City Council. The district court held all three systems unconstitutional, and defendants...

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