CASUSE v. CITY OF GALLUP

No. 17079.

746 P.2d 1103 (1987)

106 N.M. 571

Linda CASUSE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF GALLUP, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. James Anaya, Albuquerque, Stanley A. Halpin, Lafayette, La., for plaintiffs.

Montgomery & Andrews, Joseph E. Earnest, Santa Fe, for defendants.

Steven Barshov, Santa Fe, for amicus curiae N.M. Municipal League.


OPINION

SCARBOROUGH, Chief Justice.

Linda Casuse, Larry Garcia, and Vera Calabaza sued the City of Gallup (Gallup) in the United States District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant violated the federal Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973 (Supp. 1986) and a provision of New Mexico's municipal code, NMSA Section 3-12-1.1 (Cum. Supp. 1987). Gallup moved for a summary judgment on both issues, or alternatively, that the issue...

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