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MONROE v. CITY OF WOODVILLE, MISS.

No. 86-4414.

819 F.2d 507 (1987)

John MONROE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF WOODVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie L. Rose, McComb, Miss., Deborah A. McDonald, Natchez, Miss., Southwest Mississippi Legal Services, McComb, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Dennis L. Horn, Jackson, Miss., Richard T. Watson, Woodville, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before REAVLEY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges, and WOODWARD, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 24, 1987.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment against and dismissal of their claim that their voting rights are violated by the defendant city's electoral system, which allegedly dilutes the voting strength of blacks, 636 F.Supp. 423. We reverse the judgment entered by the district court and remand for further proceedings.

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