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WILLIAMS v. CITY OF DOTHAN, ALA.

Nos. 83-7379, 83-7522 and 83-7539.

745 F.2d 1406 (1984)

George WILLIAMS, Jr., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF DOTHAN, ALABAMA; Kenneth Everett, Mayor; Commissioners John H. Glanton, Jr., Raimon G. Thomas, Matt Bullard, S.A. Cherry, Sr., and their successors and agents in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Seale, Montgomery, Ala., T.E. Buntin, Jr., D. Taylor Flowers, Dothan, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Robert E. Weisberg, David M. Lipman, Miami, Fla., Steven D. Caley, Elizabeth R. Herbert, Legal Services Corp. of Alabama, Dothan, Ala., Abigail Turner, Legal Services Corp. of Ala., Mobile, Ala., for Williams, et al.

Before RONEY and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

In this suit, a group of minority residents challenge tax assessments imposed by the city of Dothan, Alabama to pay for a street paving and sewer improvement project in their neighborhood. They contend that the city has violated their equal protection rights by contributing a lower percentage of municipal funds to this project than it has contributed to comparable projects in the past which were located in predominantly white areas. The district...

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