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CURRY v. BAKER

No. 86-7639.

802 F.2d 1302 (1986)

J. Frank CURRY and Daniel R. Farnell, Sr., on Behalf of themselves and all others similarly stated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John BAKER, as Chairman of the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee; and the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee, Defendants-Appellants, William J. Baxley, Jerry Henderson, Dejerilynn Henderson, Charles Kennith Pike & Nellie Kent Pike, Defendant Intervenors-Appellants, Charles D. GRADDICK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John BAKER, as Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and the State Democratic Executive Committee, Defendants-Appellants, Jerry Henderson, Dejerilynn Henderson and William J. Baxley, Defendant Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Drake, Drake, Knowles & Pierce, Ralph I. Knowles, Jr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., Neil Bradley, American Civ. Liberties Union Foundation Inc., Laughlin McDonald, Paula E. Bonds, Atlanta, Ga., Joe Espy, III, Montgomery, Ala., Edward Still, Birmingham, Ala., Herman Watson, Jr., Watson, Gammons & Fees, Michael L. Fees, Huntsville, Ala., David Cromwell Johnson, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Walter J. Sears, III, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Hobart A. McWhorter, Birmingham, Ala., Champ Lyons, Jr., Coale, Helmsing, Lyons & Sims, Mobile, Ala., David B. Ellis, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Barry Sullivan, Joel T. Pelz, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, VANCE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This court has before it for appellate review the latest trial court ruling concerning the 1986 gubernatorial primary of the Alabama Democratic Party. Subject to specific exceptions, federal courts should not be involved in settling state election disputes. Sound reasons grounded in both law and public policy establish that far better forums for disputes involving elections to state offices are found...

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