VARGAS v. STRAKE

No. 81-2457.

710 F.2d 190 (1983)

Margarita M. VARGAS and Efrem Bernal, etc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George W. STRAKE, Jr., etc., et al. Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha H. Allan, Asst. Atty. Gen., John W. Fainter, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard E. Gray, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul R. Gavia, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for Strake.

Theodore C. Hake, Edinburg, Tex., for Saldana.

Roy S. Dale, Brownsville, Tex., for Rivera.

Carinhas & Morrow, Thomas Sullivan, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before INGRAHAM, REAVLEY and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This case is an appeal from a district court judgment declaring unconstitutional Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5949(2) (Supp. 1982), which requires a person to be a United States citizen in order to be eligible for appointment as a notary public in the State of Texas. We reverse.

Factual and Procedural Background

This action challenging the constitutionality of art. 5949(2) was originally brought by Margarita M. Vargas who, at...

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