IRBY v. FITZ-HUGH

Civ. A. No. 87-0633-R.

693 F.Supp. 424 (1988)

Darius IRBY, et al. v. Susan H. FITZ-HUGH, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

August 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald T. Zerkin, Gerald T. Zerkin & Associates, Susan L. Quig-Terry, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, Richmond, Va., Kathleen L. Wilde, Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, Derek Alpharan, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs.

Guy W. Horsley, Jr., Mary Sue Terry, Gail S. Marshall, K. Marshall Cook, Paul J. Forch, Gregory J. Haley, Joan Murphy, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Va., for Fitz-Hugh, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Virginia State Bd. of Elections, and Virginia State Board of Elections.

Mayo K. Gravatt, Blackstone, Va., for Long, Daniels, Eppes, Jenkins, and Hagaman, in their official capacities as members of the School Bd. Selection Com'n of Nottoway County, and Powell, King and Ragland, in their official capacities as members of the Electoral Bd. of Nottoway County.

E.M. Wright, Jr., Buckingham, Va., for Agee, La Sueur, and Morris, in their official capacities as members of the School Bd. Selection Com'n of Buckingham County, and Shepard, Morgan, and Steger, in their official capacities as members of the Electoral Bd. of Buckingham County.

Robert A. Bruce, Farmville, Va., for Carwile, Clark, Garnett, Hendley, Maxwell, Moore, Scott, and Stokes, in their official capacities as members of the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County, and Watson, Ferguson, and Venable, in their official capacities as members of the Electoral Bd. of Prince Edward County.

William W. Bennett, Jr., Bennett and Rand, Hailfax, Va., for Tate, Conner, Abbott, Clark, Colman, Henderson, and Matthews, in their official capacities as members of the Board of Supervisors of Halifax County, and Woltz, Conner, and Farrington, in their official capacities as members of the Electoral Bd. of Halifax County.

Michael R. Packer, Office of the City Atty., Petersburg, Va., for Farley, Edwards, Bigley, Cuthbert, Mickens, West, and East, in their official capacities as members of the City Council of the City of Petersburg, and Aldridge, King, and Phillips, in their official capacities as members of the Electoral Bd. of the City of Petersburg.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

This matter came before the Court for a trial to the bench. After hearing the evidence presented at trial, reviewing the stipulations, considering the exhibits and depositions submitted, and having benefited from the closing arguments of counsel, the Court makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 52.

FINDINGS OF FACT

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